Legal Opinion

Danforth v. Wear

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 18, 1824PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

22 U.S. 673 (1824)

9 Wheat. 673

DANFORTH

v.

WEAR.

Supreme Court of United States.

February 15, 1824.

March 1, 1824.

This cause was argued at the last term, and again argued at the present term, by the Attorney-General and Mr. Swann,[a] for the plaintiff, and by Mr. Williams,[b] for the defendant.

2Opinion of the Court · JohnsonJustice Johnson

This is one of those cases which not unfrequently occur, in which, for want of the scrutinizing eye of the party interested to maintain a judgment below, the Court there is made to appear to have given a decision very different from that actually rendered. But, whatever may be the opinion of this Court,…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Preston v. BrowderSupreme Court of the United States · 1816
  2. Danforth's Lessee v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1816
  3. Jackson v. HoneycutTennessee Superior Court for Law and Equity · 1804

4Cited by35 opinions

  1. Mitchel and Others v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1835
  2. Wallace v. HarrisMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
  3. Mohegan Tribe v. State of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  4. Dreyer v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Patterson v. JenksSupreme Court of the United States · 1829

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