Supreme Court of the United States, 1877

Morrill v. Wisconsin

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 19, 1877 · Chier, Waite

154 U.S. 626; 14 S. Ct. 1206; 1877 U.S. LEXIS 1741 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. J. P. C. Gottrill for plaintiff in error., Mr. I. C. Sloan for defendant in error.

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. Municipality of San Juan (District Court, D. Puerto Rico 1980)
Thompson v. Craney (Wis. 1996)
Caskey Baking Co. v. Commonwealth (Va. 1940)

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Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chier Justice Waite

announced the opinion of the court.

The judgment in this case is reversed, upon the authority of Welton v. Missouri, 91 U. S. 275, which has .already been followed by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in Van Buren v. Downing, decided since this writ of error was taken and not yet reported.

The cause is remanded with instructions to enter a judgment reversing the judgment of the Circuit Court and directing -that court to discharge the'defendant from imprisonment and suffer him to depart without day. Reversed.

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