Amy v. Dubuque
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The question of limitation presented for our consideration upon this writ of error depends for its solution upon the statutes of Iowa. “ It is not to be questioned,? said this court in Hawkins et al. v. Barney’s Lessee (5 Pet. 457), “ that laws limiting the time of bringing suit constitute a part of the lex fori of every country: they are laws for administering justice, one of the most sacred and important of sovereign rights.” McElmoyle v. Cohen, 13 Pet. 312.
It as is little to be questioned that “ the courts of the United States, in the absence of legislation upon the subject by Congress,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Gelpcke v. DubuqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
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- WILCOX v. the Executors of PlummerSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
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