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VAN NORDEN v. WASHBURN, 1877 — 154 U.S. 627 · caselaw · US
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VAN NORDEN v. WASHBURN
154 U.S. 627·Supreme Court of the United States·1877
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Opinion
VAN NORDEN v. WASHBURN.
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
No. 795.
Submitted April 23, 1877.
Decided April 30, 1877.
Van JVorden v. Benner, 131 U. S. clxv., followed.
Mr. Thomas J. Durant and Mr. Charles W. Hornor for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. Charles B. Singleton, Mr. Samuel Shellabarger and Mr. J. M. Wilson for defendant in error.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Chief Justice Waite]
Mr. Chief Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case is in all its material facts precisely'like that of the same plaintiffs in error against Benner, just decided, and is dismissed for the reasons stated in that opinion.