Beale v. Thompson

Supreme Court

Beale v. Thompson

12 U.S. 70, 3 L. Ed. 491, 8 Cranch 70, 1814 U.S. LEXIS 386

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedFebruary 23, 1814

StatusPublished

Cited by6 cases

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Beale v. Thompson, 12 U.S. 70, 3 L. Ed. 491, 8 Cranch 70, 1814 U.S. LEXIS 386 (1814).

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Opinion

Story, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court, as follows : — The single point in this case is, whether the circuit court of the district of Columbia, erred in rejecting the deposition of Tunis Craven?

Independent of all other grounds, the court are of opinion, that the fact of the deposition’s not having been opened in court, is a fatal objection. The statute of 24th September 1789, ch. 20, § 80, is express on this head. The judgment of the circuit court must be affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

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Story, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court, as follows : — The single point in this case is, whether the circuit court of the district of Columbia, erred in rejecting the deposition of Tunis Craven?

Independent of all other grounds, the court are of opinion, that the fact of the deposition’s not having been opened in court, is a fatal objection. The statute of 24th September 1789, ch. 20, § 80, is express on this head. The judgment of the circuit court must be affirmed.

Judgment affirmed.

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12 U.S. 70, 3 L. Ed. 491, 8 Cranch 70, 1814 U.S. LEXIS 386, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/beale-v-thompson-scotus-1814.

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