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Ex Parte Secombe

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 12, 1857PublishedCited by 182 opinions

This was a motion for a mandamus to bé directed to the judges of the Supreme Court of the Territory, of Minnesota, commanding them to vacate and set aside an order of the eourt, passed at January term,-1856, whereby the said Secombe was removed from his office as an attorney and counsellor of that, court.

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This was a motion for a mandamus to bé directed to the judges of the Supreme Court of the Territory, of Minnesota, commanding them to vacate and set aside an order of the eourt, passed at January term,-1856, whereby the said Secombe was removed from his office as an attorney and counsellor of that, court. The subject was brought before this court by the following petition and documents m support of it: To the Hon. the -Judges of the Supreme Court of the United States:. The petition of David A. Secombe respectfully showeth: That he resides in the city of St. Anthony, in the Territory' of…

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney

' A mandamus has been moved for, by David A. Secombe, to be directed to the judges of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Minnesota, commanding them to vacate and set aside an order of the court, passed at January term, 1856, whereby the said Secombe was removed from his office as an attorney and counsellor of that court-.. -

In the case of Tillinghast v. Conkling, which came' before this court at' January term, 1829, a similar motion was overruled by this court. The case is not reported; but a brief written opinion remains on the files of the court, in which the court says that the motion…

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