Giles v. Harris
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1DissentJustice Harlan
By the final judgment in the Circuit Court the bill in this case was dismissed for want qf jurisdiction to entertain it and for want of equity; and from that judgment the plaintiffs prayed and were alloAved an appeal.
Subsequently an order was made by the Circuit Court certifying that the only' question-considered and decided was whether upon the bill and demurrei a case was presented of *494which it had jurisdiction under the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Although the case involves questions of considerable importance, it was submitted here without oral argument. .
Could the Circuit…
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