Supreme Court of the United States March 15, 1830 (John P. Van Ness, and Marcla His Wife v. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Board of Common Council of the City of Washington, and the United States of America)

29 U.S. 232 4 Pet. 232 7 L.Ed. 842 JOHN P. VAN NESS, AND MARCLA HIS WIFE, COMPLAINANTS, APPELLANTS v. THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANTS. January Term, 1830 1 APPEAL from the circuit court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Washington. 2 The original bill in this case was filed the 16th of April 1823.