Georgia v. Stanton

73 U.S. 50 (____)

6 Wall. 50

STATE OF GEORGIA

v.

STANTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Mr. Stanbery, A.G., at the last term moved to dismiss the bill for want of jurisdiction.

The bill having been dismissed at the last term, Mr. Justice NELSON now delivered the opinion of the court.

A motion has been made by the counsel for the defendants to dismiss the bill for want of jurisdiction, for which a precedent is found in the case of The State of Rhode Island v. The State of Massachusetts.[*] It is claimed that the court has no jurisdiction either over the subject-matter set forth in the bill or over…