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COWDREY v. VANDENBURGH, 1880 — 154 U.S. 659 · caselaw · US
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COWDREY v. VANDENBURGH
154 U.S. 65938 L. Ed. 1093·Supreme Court of the United States·1880
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Opinion
COWDREY v. VANDENBURGH.
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
No. 1076.
Submitted January 14, 1880.
Decided March 8, 1880.
Cowdreyv. Vandenburgh, 101 U. S. 572, followed.
Mr. Joseph H. Bradley for appellant.
Mr. James G. Payne for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Justice Field]
Mr. Justice Field
delivered the opinion of the court.
The decree in this case is affirmed for the reasons given in the above opinion (Cowdrey v. Vandenburgh, 101 U. S. 572).
Affirmed.