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CARPENTER v. WILLIAMS

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76 U.S. 785 (1870)

9 Wall. 785

19 L.Ed. 827

CARPENTER, v. WILLIAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.

April 30, 1870.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Britton Hill moved to dismiss the case for want of jurisdiction.

Messrs. Glover and Shepley opposed the motion.

Mr. Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

We are of opinion that the record presents no case for the jurisdiction of this court. The case turns solely on the personal identity of the individual to whom the recorder confirmed, or intended to confirm, the lot in question. It involves the construction of no act of Congress. The decision of the court below denies the validity of no act under the authority of the United States. It recognizes to its fullest...

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