Legal Opinion

Ferguson v. Landram

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided May 31, 1866PublishedCited by 25 opinions

CASE 123 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL ERO& eAIAAffl CÍRCUIT COURT. APPEAL FROM BOONE'CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— Stanton’s Code,p. 220, sec. 528, and p. 219. 2 Hill’s R., 159; Delafield vs. State of Illinois. 23 Howard’s R.,,400; Zabriskie ' vs. Cl. Co. and Cin.

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CASE 123 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL ERO& eAIAAffl CÍRCUIT COURT. APPEAL FROM BOONE'CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— Stanton’s Code,p. 220, sec. 528, and p. 219. 2 Hill’s R., 159; Delafield vs. State of Illinois. 23 Howard’s R.,,400; Zabriskie ' vs. Cl. Co. and Cin. R. R. 21 Howard’s R., 539 ; Com. of Knox Co. vs. Aspinwall. 2 Black’s R., 722; Moran vs. Com. of Miami Co. 5 Dana, 18; Arnold, 4 Wheaton’s R., 472; McCulloch vs. State of Md. 9 Wheaton’s R.,1; Gibbon vs. Ogden. 16 Peters’ R., 541; Prigg vs. Commonwealth-of Pa. 7 Howard’s U. S. R., 283 ; Passenger Cases. 16 B. M., 598; Dry den vs. Commonwealth…

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Peters

debivered the following opinion:

The legislative enactments and subsequent proceedings which produced this litigation are recited substantially in the separate opinions delivered by Judges Robertson and Williams at the same time this is delivered, and will not therefore again be repeated.

Whether or not these acts of the Legislature are in conflict with the Constitution of the United States, or of the Constitution of the State of Kentucky, or both, are the important questions now to be decided.

*555No judge can approach the decision of such questions without feeling oppressed by the magnitude of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hodges v. City of BuffaloNew York Supreme Court · 1846
  2. Thomas v. LelandNew York Supreme Court · 1840
  3. United States v. WiltbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1820
  4. Burgess v. PueCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1844
  5. Waters v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1843

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Atwood v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Greene County v. LydySupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  3. Barker v. CrumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
  4. Vickery v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Rector v. Board of ImprovementSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887

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