Legal Opinion

Dodge v. Woolsey

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 18, 1856PublishedCited by 249 opinions

This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Ohio. ■ The circumstances of the case are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The points made by the counsel for the appellant, in this court, were substantially the same with the reasons assigned by Dodge, in the circuit court in support of a motion to dissolve the injunction.

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This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the District of Ohio. ■ The circumstances of the case are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The points made by the counsel for the appellant, in this court, were substantially the same with the reasons assigned by Dodge, in the circuit court in support of a motion to dissolve the injunction. They were the following, namely:— 1. The complainant cannot sustain a suit in equity against the defendant, George C. Dodge; for in the event of his making distress for the tax in said bill mentioned, the complainant will have “…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wayne

It must often happen, under such a government as that of the United States, that constitutional'questions will be brought to this court for" decision, demanding extended investigation and its most careful judgment.

This is one of that kind; but fortunately it involves no new principles, nor any assertion of judicial action which has not been repeatedly declared to be within the constitutional and legislative jurisdiction of the courts of, the United States, and by way of -appeal or by writ of error, as the case ¿nay be, within that of the supreme court.

It is a suit in chancery, which was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Piqua Branch of State Bank of Ohio v. KnoopSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  2. Beaty v. Lessee of KnowlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1830

3Cited by249 opinions

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  2. Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Ross v. BernhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  5. Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895

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