Porter Ads. United States
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
[This was a proceeding by the United States against Peter B. Porter.]
1Opinion of the Court
BETTS, District Judge.
The fourth section of the act of May 15, 1S20, presenting the mode of relief against a treasury warrant of distress, authorizes the party aggrieved “to prefer a bill of complaint to any district judge of the United States,” and the judge “thereupon” to grant an injunction. It is intended that the authorization in this respect is to the judge as an individual, and not a power conferred upon the court. I think that interpretation will not satisfy all the provisions of the act. Manifestly, an act of the court is contemplated, in awarding judgment against the complainant,…
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- Dunn v. DunnNew York Court of Chancery · 1834
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- M'Credie v. E. & R. SeniorNew York Court of Chancery · 1834
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