Legal Opinion

Kanouse v. Martin

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 10, 1854PublishedCited by 81 opinions

This ease was brought up from the Superior Court of the city of New York, by a writ of error issued under the 25th section of the Judiciary Act. A motion was made at the last term of this court, by Mr. Martin, to dismiss the case, for want of jurisdiction, which Í3 reported in 14 Howard, 23. The facts are stated in the opinion of the;court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Curtis

This is a writ of error to the Superior Court of the city- of New York. Upon the return of the writ at the last term, the defendant in error moved to dismiss it for want of jurisdiction* This motion .was overruled, and the opinion of the court is reported in 14 Howard, 23. At the present term, the case has been submitted on its merits upon printed arguments filed by the counsel for the two parties.

The action was, originally, a suit in the Court of Common Pleas for the city and county of New York. The plaintiff was a citizen of the State of New York, and the defendant a citizen of the State of…

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