Legal Opinion · Dissent

Matheny v. Golden

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1856Published

In chancery. Reserved in the District Court of Athens county. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.

1DissentBartley, C. J.

The intrinsic importance of the principle involved in the decision just announced, and its effect upon the law as settled by-repeated adjudications of this court, from an early period after its organization, forbid that I should withhold a full and explicit statement of my solemn convictions touching the grounds of my dissent, with the reasons upon which they are based. The de*377cisión involves a grave constitutional question which touches the foundation of all civil authority, and rises far above any consideration of mere temporary interests, or immediate bearings in this case. It announces a…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  2. Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  3. Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v. Proprietors of the Warren BridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
  4. Wilcox v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
  5. Elmendorf v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1825

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