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KENNER v. UNITED STATES, 1874 — 154 U.S. 595 · caselaw · US
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KENNER v. UNITED STATES
154 U.S. 59522 L. Ed. 325·Supreme Court of the United States·1874
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Opinion
KENNER v. UNITED STATES.
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
No. 202.
Argued April S and 9, 1874.
Decided May 4, 1874.
The Confiscation Cases¡ 20 Wall. 92, followed.
Mr. C. Cushing, Mr. W. W. Boyce, Mr. C. M. Conrad, Mr. L. L. Conrad, Mr. W. D. Davidge and Mr. R. Fendall for plaintiff in. error.
Mr. Attorney General for defendant in error.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Justice Strong]
Mr. Justice Strong
delivered tlie opinion of the court.
There is nothing in this case which we have not considered in our review of The United States v. Eight Hundred and Forty-four Lots and Ten Squares of Ground, the property of John Slidell, just decided. The Confiscation Cases, 20 Wall. 92.
The judgment of the Circuit Court is affirmed.