Jackson Ex Dem. Astor v. Crane
Supreme Court of the United States
Hoffman moved the court for a writ of mandamus,%o be directed to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York, in the second circuit, commanding that court to review its settlement of certain bills of exceptions, which were tendered on the part of the defendants, on the trials of those cases in the circuit court, and to correct, settle and allow, and insert in the said bills, the charges to the jury in each case, or the substance thereof; and…
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Hoffman moved the court for a writ of mandamus,%o be directed to the Circuit Court of the United States for the southern district of New York, in the second circuit, commanding that court to review its settlement of certain bills of exceptions, which were tendered on the part of the defendants, on the trials of those cases in the circuit court, and to correct, settle and allow, and insert in the said bills, the charges to the jury in each case, or the substance thereof; and also for such other and further order and relief in the premises, as the court shall deem just and proper. This motion…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court. — These suits were decided in the court of the United States for the second circuit and southern district of New York, in May term 1830. At the trial, the court gave opinions on several points of law, which were noted at the time, and a right to except to them reserved. According to the practice in New York, bills of exception were prepared by counsel in vacation, and tendered to the circuit judge for his signature. The bills comprehend not only the points of law *123made at the trial, hut the entire charge to the jury. The judge corrected the…
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