Sutton v. Mandeville

District of Columbia

Sutton v. Mandeville

1 D.C. 115

CourtDistrict Court, District of Columbia

DecidedMarch 15, 1803

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Sutton v. Mandeville, 1 D.C. 115 (D.D.C. 1803).

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Marshall, J.,

said that he had been informed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, that it was the opinion of that court that the laws of Virginia were to be considered in this district, with regard to the general laws of the United States, as the common law is considered with regard to the statute law, viz., that it is not altered without negative words, or an absolute inconsistency, so that both cannot stand together.

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Marshall, J.,

said that he had been informed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, that it was the opinion of that court that the laws of Virginia were to be considered in this district, with regard to the general laws of the United States, as the common law is considered with regard to the statute law, viz., that it is not altered without negative words, or an absolute inconsistency, so that both cannot stand together.

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1 D.C. 115, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/sutton-v-mandeville-dcd-1803.