District Court, D. Pennsylvania July 1, 1801 (Howland v. The Lavinia)

BY THE COURT.

I have so often determined this point, that it is needless to enter into any further discussion of it. It must be settled on appeal by a superior court, if parties are dissatisfied with my opinion. 2

I have cited, on former occasions, principles of the common law, (in which I still believe) in support of the doctrine influencing my judgment.