Cheney v. Hughes

Supreme Court

Cheney v. Hughes

138 U.S. 403, 11 S. Ct. 303, 34 L. Ed. 993, 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2094

Supreme Court of the United States·Decided January 12, 1891·No. 741·Published

Opinion

Mr. Chief Justice Fuller

delivered the opinion of the court.

The writ of error in this case was dismissed by plaintiff in error on the 5th of January, and at the same time a motion was made on his behalf for leave to withdraw the transcript of record heretofore filed herein. The transcript has become a part of the records of this court, which we cannot permit to be mutilated or destroyed. Its contents aré accessible here, and the original record remains in the Circuit Court. If information is desired, either source may be resorted to.

The motion is denied.

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Mr. Chief Justice Fuller

delivered the opinion of the court.

The writ of error in this case was dismissed by plaintiff in error on the 5th of January, and at the same time a motion was made on his behalf for leave to withdraw the transcript of record heretofore filed herein. The transcript has become a part of the records of this court, which we cannot permit to be mutilated or destroyed. Its contents aré accessible here, and the original record remains in the Circuit Court. If information is desired, either source may be resorted to.

The motion is denied.

Cheney v. Hughes, 138 U.S. 403, 11 S. Ct. 303, 34 L. Ed. 993, 1891 U.S. LEXIS 2094 (1891).

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