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UPTON v. STEELE, 1882 — 154 U.S. 675 · caselaw · US
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UPTON v. STEELE
154 U.S. 67526 L. Ed. 1069·Supreme Court of the United States·1882
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Opinion
UPTON v. STEELE.
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE TERRITORY OP WYOMING.
No. 263.
Submitted April 3, 1882.
Decided April 10, 1882.
Hecht v. Boughton, 105 U. S. 235, followed.
Mr. Homer Cook and Mr. Edward P. Johnson for plaintiff in error.
Mr. William B. Steele in person.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Chief Justice Waite]
Mr. Chief Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
This suit is dismissed on the authority of Hecht v. Boughton, No. 912, of the present term, 105 U. S. 235. As there was no trial by jury, the ease should have been brought here by appeal instead of a writ of error. Dismissed,