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PRIGG v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

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41 U.S. 539 (1842)

16 Pet. 539

10 L.Ed. 1060

EDWARD PRIGG, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEFENDANT IN ERROR.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 1, 1842.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Prigg, one of the defendants, having been arraigned, pleaded not guilty.

The case was argued, for the plaintiff in error, by Mr. Meredith and Mr. Nelson, under authority to appear in the case for the state of Maryland; and by Mr. Johnson, the attorney-general of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hambly, for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Hambly, for the defendant in error.

Mr. Johnson, attorney-general of Pennsylvania,

Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, brought under the 25th section of the judiciary act of 1789, ch. 20, for the purpose of revising the judgment of that Court, in a case involving the construction of the Constitution and laws of the United States.

The facts are briefly these: The plaintiff in error was indicted in the Court of Oyer and...

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