Falconer v. Montgomery

4 U.S. 232 (____)

4 Dall. 232

Falconer

versus

Montgomery et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

M. Levy, and Franklin, for the plaintiff.

Ingersoll, Moylan, and Hopkinson, for the defendants.

By the COURT:

The case of Hall v. Lawrence was decided in 1792. It is not, therefore, binding upon us, as an authority; and, upon principle, we cannot accede to the decision. The plainest dictates of natural justice, must prescribe to every tribunal, the law, that "no man shall be condemned unheard." It is not merely an abstract rule, or positive right; but it is the result of long experience, and of a wise…