Ketland v. Cassius

2 U.S. 365 (____)

2 Dall. 365

KETLAND, qui tam.

versus

The CASSIUS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Lewis, for the informant.

PETERS, Justice:

The language of the act of Congress is so forcible, to vest an exclusive jurisdiction in the District Court, that the impression on my mind can never be obviated, but by something equally authoritative, direct, and conclusive. The argument which has been opposed to this language, merely consists of flight analogies, doubtful implications, and unsatisfactory deductions, from a comparative view of different sections of the law. To take jurisdiction, however, in…