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Grafton, Executrix, v. Paine, 1897 — 168 U.S. 704 · caselaw · US
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Grafton, Executrix, v. Paine
168 U.S. 704·Supreme Court of the United States·1897
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Opinion
No. 148.
Grafton, Executrix, v. Paine.
Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
Submitted October 25, 1897.
Decided November 1, 1897.
Mr. Walter D Davidge and Mr. G. A. Brandenburg for motion to dismiss.
Mr. J. M. Wilson and Mr. L. E. Payson opposing.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Davis v. Crouch, 94 U. S. 514; Lodge v. Twell, 135 U. S. 232; and McGourkey v. Toledo and Ohio Central Railway, 146 U. S. 536.