Guppy v. Brown
Guppy v. Brown
4 U.S. 410; 4 Dall. 410; 11 F. Cas. 117; 1 L. Ed. 887; 1805 U.S. LEXIS 278
(United States Reports)
Guppy v. Brown
Opinion
Guppy et al.
versus
Brown.
Supreme Court of United States.
*411 Ingersoll, and Tod, for the plaintiffs.
Franklin, and Dallas, for the defendant.
By the COURT:
The objection is fatal. The commissioners do not derive their authority from the parties, but from the Court; and as it is a special authority, it must be strictly pursued. The power given to four, cannot be well executed by three, commissioners.
The evidence over-ruled.
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