Smith v. Clark
Supreme Court of the United States
A motion was made by Mr. Woodbury to docket and dismiss this case under the 43d rule of this court. The .case purported to be an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. The certificate of the clerk of the Circuit Court is set.forth in the order passed by this court, and to be found at the end of this report. It is, therefore, unnecessary to repeat it.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
A motion has been made to docket and dismiss this case, under the 43d rule of this court.
The certificate of the clerk states, that, in the Circuit Court of Massachusetts, in a cause depending in that court, in which Francis O. J. Smith was complainant in equity, and Joseph W. Clark and others were respondents, a final decree in that court was made on the 17th of October, 1850, in favor of the said Joseph W. Clark and others, respondents, from which the said Francis O. J. Smith appealed on the same day; and'1 on the 30th of October filed his appeal-bond with sureties, whereby execution on the…
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