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The State of Florida, Complainant, v. The State of Georgia Bill in Chancery, 1850 — 52 U.S. 293 · caselaw · US
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The State of Florida, Complainant, v. The State of Georgia Bill in Chancery
52 U.S. 29311 How. 293·Supreme Court of the United States·1850
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The State of Florida, Complainant, v. The State of Georgia Bill in Chancery.
A bill by the State of Florida against the State of Georgia ordered to he filed, .and process of subpoena directed to be issued against the State of Georgia.
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Messrs. Johnson and Westcott, solicitors for the complainant, moved the court for leave to file the bill of complaint in the cause and for a writ of subpoena, or such process as to the court may seem proper. Whereupon this court, not being now here sufficiently advised of and concerning what order to render in the premises, took time to consider.
- On consideration of the motion made in this case yesterday, by the solicitors for the complainant, it is now here ordered by the court that this bill of complaint be filedr and that process of subpoena be, and the same, is hereby, awarded, as prayed for by the complainant, and that said process issue against “ The .State of Georgia/’