Atwood v. Weems
Supreme Court of the United States
Ebbob to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This is an action of ejectment for a lot in St. Augustine, brought in the proper court of the State of Florida, and transferred into the Circuit Court of the United States for that district, where the plaintiff below recovered a judgment against the plaintiff in error, which we are called on to review. The questions to be decided are all raised by a bill of exceptions.
1. It appears “ that the defendants moved the court that the jurors of the panel be required to answer upon oath whether or not they had given aid and comfort to, or aided and abetted, the late rebellion against the government…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bennett v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
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