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Title: William B. Shields and Others, Appellants v. Robert R. Barrow
Author : United States Supreme Court
Release Date : January 01, 1854
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 83 KB

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Mr. Benjamin traced the case throughout all its complications, and then made the following points:–– 1. The first question which will arrest the attention of the court, on the face of this record, is that of jurisdiction. The complainant entered into a contract of the 9th November, 1842, which in its opening clause is stated to be tri-partite. The parties are, 1st, the complainant, a citizen of Louisiana. 2d, Thomas R. Shields, a citizen of Louisiana. 3d, Six individuals, indorsers for Shields four of whom are citizens of Louisiana, and two of Mississippi.