Sinclair v. Smyth

3 S.C.L. 402
CourtSupreme Court of South Carolina
DecidedMay 15, 1804
StatusPublished

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Sinclair v. Smyth, 3 S.C.L. 402 (S.C. 1804).

Opinion

The court

were of opinion, that as it appeared that the bankrupt’s certificate had been allowed by competent authority, whether the allowance thereof was in strict conformity to the act of-congress or not, was not examinable in this court, as it has no controlling power over the federal courts.

Decision reversed.

Present, Grimke, Johnson, Trezevant, and Brevard, Justices ; Bay, J. absent.

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