Supreme Court of the United States, 1840

Keene v. Whitaker

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided February 12, 1840 · Taney

39 U.S. 170; 10 L. Ed. 404; 14 Pet. 170; 1840 U.S. LEXIS 367 (United States Reports)

Counsel

. The case was submitted to the Court by Messrs. Key and Jones, the 'counsel for the plaintiff in error, without argument.

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Opinion

*171 Mr. Chief Justice Taney

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case comes up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States, for the District of East Louisiana. It hás been submitted by the counsel for the plaintiff in error, without argument; and upon looking at the case as agreed on and stated by the parties in the Court below, it is evident, that the principles laid down in the case of Foster and Elam vs. Neilson, 2 Peters, 254; and Garcia vs. Lee, 12 Peters, 511, must decide this case against the plaintiff. The judgment of the Circuit Court must, therefore, be affirmed.

This ca-use came on to be-heard on the transcript of the record ■from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of -Louisiana, and was argued by .counsel. On consideration whereof, it is now here ordered and adjudged by this Court, that the .judgment of the said Circuit Court, in this cause be, and the same -is hereby, affirmed, with costs.

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