Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1804

Sinclair v. Smyth

Sinclair v. Smyth
Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided May 15, 1804 · Bay, Brevard, Grimke, Johnson, Trezevant
3 S.C.L. 402

Sinclair v. Smyth

Opinion of the Court

The court

were of opinion, that as it appeared that the bankrupt’s certificate had been allowed by competent authority, whether the allowance thereof was in strict conformity to the act of-congress or not, was not examinable in this court, as it has no controlling power over the federal courts.

Decision reversed.

Present, Grimke, Johnson, Trezevant, and Brevard, Justices ; Bay, J. absent.

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