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Nick Gurvich v. The United States, 1905 — 198 U.S. 581 · caselaw · US
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Nick Gurvich v. The United States
198 U.S. 581·Supreme Court of the United States·1905
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Opinion
No. 435.
Nick Gurvich v. The United States.
On a certificate from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 1, 1905.
Decided May 1, 1905.
No appearance for Gurvich.
The Attorney General and The Solicitor General for the United States.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
On the authority of Rassmussen v. United States, 197 U. S. 516, the question is answered that the District Court of the United States for the District of Alaska, division No. 1, erred in compelling the plaintiff in error to go to trial before a jury composed of only six persons.