Coppell v. Hall
Supreme Court of the United States
In error to the. Circuit Court for tbe Eastern District of Louisiana. 'The case was’this-: During the late civil war the city.of New Orleans.was in military occupation of the United States forces, and .most of the neighboring, eottonyegion around, in military possession of rebel en emi.es. , ■ .. ' 1 ■ ■ In this state of things, a circular of the treasury, of July 3, Í863) declared it. to be the intention of that department - to allow no intercourse at all beyond the…
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In error to the. Circuit Court for tbe Eastern District of Louisiana. 'The case was’this-: During the late civil war the city.of New Orleans.was in military occupation of the United States forces, and .most of the neighboring, eottonyegion around, in military possession of rebel en emi.es. , ■ .. ' 1 ■ ■ In this state of things, a circular of the treasury, of July 3, Í863) declared it. to be the intention of that department - to allow no intercourse at all beyond the national and within the rebel lines of military occupation; “ Across these lines,” was its- language, “there can be no…
1Opinion of the Court
'Mr. Justice SWAYNE
delivered the opinion of the court.
It appears from the record that this action was founded upon a eontractenfered into.on the 14th.of September, 1868, between Hall, one of the plaintiffs in error, and Coppell, the defendant in error. It was agreed that Hall should furnish Coppell 1169 bales of cotton, — 789 bales at B. L. Mann’s place, about one mile' from Areola station on the Jackson railroad, 47 bales at Gilman’s, near Tangepahow, and the residue in the parish of St. Helena, East' Eelieiana, and in Williamson and Amity counties, Mississippi. Coppell agreed to cause the…
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