Legal Opinion

O'Reilly v. Morse

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 30, 1854PublishedCited by 333 opinions

(Mr. Justice Curtis) having been' of counsel, did not sit in this cause. This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Kentucky, sitting ás á Court of Equity. It is difficult to make a fair report of this case without writing a book. The arguments of counsel would fill a volume by themselves.

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(Mr. Justice Curtis) having been' of counsel, did not sit in this cause. This was an appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Kentucky, sitting ás á Court of Equity. It is difficult to make a fair report of this case without writing a book. The arguments of counsel would fill a volume by themselves. The history of the case was drawn up oy the learned Judge, who presides over the District Court of the United States in Kentucky, and whose decree was under review! Permission has been given by Judge Monroe that the reporter may use his statement as preliminary to…

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney

In proceeding to pronounce judgment in this case, the court is sensible, not only of its importance, but of the difficulties in some of the questions which it presents for decision. The case was argued at the last term, and continued over by the court for the purpose of giving it a more deliberate examination. And since the continuance, we have received from the counsel on both sides printed arguments, in which all of the questions raised on the trial have been fully and elaborately discussed.

The appellants take three grounds of defence. In the first place they deny that Professor Morse, was…

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