Supreme Court of the United States, 1797

Huger v. South Carolina

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 15, 1797

3 U.S. 339 (United States Reports)

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

Lin v. Solta Medical, Inc. (United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2023)
Yellowcake, Inc. v. Hyphy Music, Inc. (United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 2021)
Huger v. South Carolina (Supreme Court of the United States 1797)

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Opinion

BILL in Equity. A fubpcena had been iffued in this caufe, agreeably to the rule; and an affidavit of the fervice was now read, in which it was fet forth, that a copy had been delivered to the Attorney General; and that a copy had been left *340at -Governor’s houfe, where the original had, likewife, been ihewli to the Secretary of -the State,

*341Iredell and Chase, JuJlices,

expreffed fame doubt, whether ftewing the original to the Secretary of State, would *342have been a fervice of the procefs, conformably to the rule, without leaving a copy at the Governor's houfe: but they agreed with the reft of'FHE COURT, in deeming the fervice, under the prefent circumftances, to be fufficient in ftri&nefs of con-. ffruv~tion, as well as upon principle.

`Ihe tervice of the fubpcena being thus proved, the Uom.-plainant gras entitled to proceed ex ~arte; and, accordingly, moved for and obtained Commiffions, to take the examination ~f witneffes in feveral of the States.

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