Legal Opinion

United States v. Laws

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 18, 1896No. 248PublishedCited by 57 opinions

CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peckham

This case comes here upon a certificate from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The case came before that court by writ of error to the judgment of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. Upon being presented to the Circuit Court of Appeals it appeared from the record that the following question or proposition of law arose in the case concerning which the court desired the instruction of this court as to the proper decision thereof. The following is the question as stated:

“ Is a contract made with an alien in a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. United States v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Wakefield v. . FargoNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
  4. Aikin v. . WassonNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
  5. Coffin v. . ReynoldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1868

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen v. Edwin Meese Iii, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  2. Framingham Clinic, Inc. v. Zoning Board of AppealsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. McMurdo v. GetterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
  4. Baltzell v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1925
  5. Chang v. Meaghers.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1953

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