Legal Opinion
McHenry v. Alford
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 3, 1898No. 189PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
168 U.S. 651 (1898)
McHENRY
v.
ALFORD.
No. 189.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued December 2, 3, 1897.
Decided January 3, 1898.
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
Mr. C.W. Bunn for McHenry.
Mr. Edgar W. Camp for Alford.
MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the court.
The learned Circuit Court of Appeals has certified to this court six questions, concerning which it desires the instruction of this court for a proper decision of the cause. The following are the questions so certified:
"1. Has the United States Circuit Court for the…
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