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John M. Clapp, Appellant, v. Henry B. F. Macfarland et al., Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 1903 — 191 U.S. 564 · caselaw · US
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John M. Clapp, Appellant, v. Henry B. F. Macfarland et al., Commissioners of the District of Columbia
191 U.S. 564·Supreme Court of the United States·1903
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Opinion
No. 82.
John M. Clapp, Appellant, v. Henry B. F. Macfarland et al., Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
November 11, 1903.
Mr. M. J. Colbert for appellants.
No appearance for appellees.
[MAJORITY]
Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Dismissed with costs, pursuant to the tenth rule.