Supreme Court of the United States, 1896

Spalding v. Dickinson

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 2, 1896 · Harlan

161 U.S. 499; 16 S. Ct. 637; 40 L. Ed. 786; 1896 U.S. LEXIS 2181 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. W. Willoughby for plaintiff in error'., Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Dickinson for defendant in error.

Cases that cite this one

2 later published cases cite this decision.

Greenwood County v. Duke Power Co. (4th Cir. 1936)
Adams v. Tatsch (N.M. 1961)

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Opinion

Mr. Justice Harlan:

The defendant in error succeeded Mr. Vilas in the office of Postmaster General. The declaration in the present case is, in all material respects, like that in Spalding v. Vilas, just decided. Eor the reasons stated in the opinion in- that case the judgment is

Affirmed.

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