Supreme Court of the United States January 24, 1856 (Craighead v. Wilson)

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Mr. Justice McLEAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from the circuit court of the United States, for the eastern district of Louisiana.

During the opening argument of this case, doubts were suggested whether the decree of the circuit court was filial within the act of cQngress, and the attention of the court was directed to that question.