Rector of Christ Church v. County of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up from.the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania, by a writ of error issued under the 25th section-of the judiciary act. ..As -the decision of the- court was, that the record did not show any ground of jurisdiction under the 25th section; of the judiciary act, it will be proper to state what that record was. The acts of 1833 and 1851 are recited in the opinion of the Court,-, and need not be repeated..
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This case was brought up from.the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania, by a writ of error issued under the 25th section-of the judiciary act. ..As -the decision of the- court was, that the record did not show any ground of jurisdiction under the 25th section; of the judiciary act, it will be proper to state what that record was. The acts of 1833 and 1851 are recited in the opinion of the Court,-, and need not be repeated.. The..rector and church wardens were assessed fqr taxes upon several pieces of property, amongst which was the following: ... ' Lower Delaware ward, No. 8 Cherry…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
This is á writ of error to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvanian-under the 25th section of the judiciary act of the 24th September, 1789.
These parties, without any pleadings, stated a case, in the nature óf a special verdict to the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsylvania, upon which a final judgment was rendered. It appears from the ease, that in April, 1833, the ■Legislature of Pennsylvania enacted: “That Christ Church Hospital, háving for many years afforded an asylum to numerous poor and distressed widows, who would probably else have become a public charge, and that, in consequence of the…
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