Supreme Court of the United States, 1799

Breckbill v. Turnpike Company

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 1, 1799 · Court

3 U.S. 496; 3 Dall. 496; 1 L. Ed. 694; 1799 U.S. LEXIS 237 (United States Reports)

Counsel

E. Tilghman and Hopkins, for the Plaintiff., Lewisj Ingerfoll, M-Kean and C. Smithy for the Defendants.

Opinion

The Court,

on the day fucceeding the argument, delivered an unanimous opinion, that on this fpecial verdiil, the' Plaintiff could not recover, in the prefent form of aition, a-gainft the Defendants, as a corporation: And, therefore, they deemed it unneceffary to decide the other queftions in the' caufe. •

Judgment for the Defendants.

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