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HAMMOND v. MASSACHUSETTS; McNEAL v. MASSACHUSETTS; CLARK v. MASSACHUSETTS, 1866 — 154 U.S. 550 · caselaw · US
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HAMMOND v. MASSACHUSETTS; McNEAL v. MASSACHUSETTS; CLARK v. MASSACHUSETTS
154 U.S. 550·Supreme Court of the United States·1866
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Opinion
HAMMOND v. MASSACHUSETTS. McNEAL v. MASSACHUSETTS. CLARK v. MASSACHUSETTS.
ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OP MASSACHUSETTS.
Nos. 240, 241, 242.
Submitted February 27, 1866.
Decided March 26, 1866.
McGuire v. Massachusetts, 3 Wall. 387, followed.
Mr. W. Richardson and Mr. C. Gushing for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. C. J. Reed and Mr. D. Foster for defendant in error.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Justice Nelson]
Mr. Justice Nelson
delivered the opinion of the court.
Enter in these cases the same judgment as in McGuire v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 3 Wall. 387.