Arcambel v. Wiseman

Supreme Court

Arcambel v. Wiseman

3 U.S. 306, 1 L. Ed. 613, 3 Dall. 306, 1796 U.S. LEXIS 405

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedAugust 12, 1796

StatusPublished

Cited by148 cases

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Arcambel v. Wiseman, 3 U.S. 306, 1 L. Ed. 613, 3 Dall. 306, 1796 U.S. LEXIS 405 (1796).

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By the Court

:—We do not think that this charge ought to be allowed. The general pra£lice of the United States is in opofttion to it; and even if that pratftice. were not ftridtly correct in principle, it is entitled to the refpeét of the court, till it is changed, or modified, by ftatute. ; ■

There are feveral ways in which the- charge may be expunged: l?ut we recommend, as, perhaps, the eafieft way; that the counfel for the Defendant in error, ihould enter a remitti . tur for the amount. .

A remittitur was accordingly entered.

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By the Court

:—We do not think that this charge ought to be allowed. The general pra£lice of the United States is in opofttion to it; and even if that pratftice. were not ftridtly correct in principle, it is entitled to the refpeét of the court, till it is changed, or modified, by ftatute. ; ■

There are feveral ways in which the- charge may be expunged: l?ut we recommend, as, perhaps, the eafieft way; that the counfel for the Defendant in error, ihould enter a remitti . tur for the amount. .

A remittitur was accordingly entered.

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