Supreme Court of the United States, 1871

Hannauer v. Woodruff

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided January 23, 1871 · Nelson

77 U.S. 482; 19 L. Ed. 991; 10 Wall. 482; 1870 U.S. LEXIS 1141 (United States Reports)

Counsel

The case was submitted on a brief of Mr. Garland, for the plaintiff, Hannauer; no counsel appearing contra.

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Opinion

Mr. Justice NELSON

announced the judgment of this *483 court, to the effect, that it being equally divided in opinion upon the questions, the case would be remitted to the court below for the purpose of enabling that court to take such action therein as it might be advised; this direction being in conformity, the learned justice observed, with the opinion of the court in Silliman v. The Hudson River Bridge Company. *

Order accordingly.

1 Black, 582.

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