Supreme Court of the United States, 1874

Lee County v. Clews

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided December 21, 1874 · Hunt

154 U.S. 609; 14 S. Ct. 1204; 38 L. Ed. 1075; 1874 U.S. LEXIS 1424 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. R. T. Merrick for plaintiff in error., Mr. Samuel F. Rice for defendant in error.

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Lundberg v. Welles (District Court, S.D. New York 1950)
First Nat. Bank of Columbus v. Obion County (District Court, W.D. Tennessee 1924)

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Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Hunt

delivered the opinion of the court.

The case of The County of Lee, plaintiff in error, v. Clews, defendant, (No. 79,) involves the same questions and is decided by the same principles as Chambers County v. Clews, 21 Wall. 317.

The judgment is Affirmed.

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