Barney v. Washington City
This text of 2 F. Cas. 901 (Barney v. Washington City) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Opinion
The judgment was reversed with costs, because the words “the corporation” are too uncertain; because the defendant is not stated to be' the owner of a hack; because the offence is too generally laid; because the judgment is for a double penalty; because the day of the return is not certain, and because judgment was rendered by the mayor of the city of Washington, in a case in which he is a party.-
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