Legal Opinion
Gelston v. Hoyt
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 27, 1818PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
16 U.S. 116 (____)
3 Wheat. 116
GELSTON et al.
v.
HOYT.
Supreme Court of United States.
March 24th, 1817. The Attorney-General (Rush), for the plaintiffs in error.
Hoffman, and D.B. Ogden, for the defendant in error.
February 27th. STORY, Justice, delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a writ of error to the highest court of law of the state of New York; and the questions which are re-examinable upon the record in this *court are such only as come within the purview of the 25th section [*303 of the judiciary act of 1789, ch. 20.
But a preliminary question has been made, which must be discussed, before…
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