United States v. Tarlton

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

United States v. Tarlton

28 F. Cas. 15, 4 D.C. 682, 4 Cranch 682

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedMarch 15, 1836

StatusPublished

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United States v. Tarlton, 28 F. Cas. 15, 4 D.C. 682, 4 Cranch 682 (circtddc 1836).

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But the Court

(Morsell, J., absent,)

overruled the objection; and Cranch, C. J., said that this Court did not derive any part of its jurisdiction from the laws of Maryland which gave jurisdiction to the courts of that State. Our jurisdiction is given by the act of Congress. The Maryland Act of -1715 was applicable only to the county courts; it was a limitation of their powers only; it did not prevent the owner of the goods from being a witness in the provincial court.

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But the Court

(Morsell, J., absent,)

overruled the objection; and Cranch, C. J., said that this Court did not derive any part of its jurisdiction from the laws of Maryland which gave jurisdiction to the courts of that State. Our jurisdiction is given by the act of Congress. The Maryland Act of -1715 was applicable only to the county courts; it was a limitation of their powers only; it did not prevent the owner of the goods from being a witness in the provincial court.

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28 F. Cas. 15, 4 D.C. 682, 4 Cranch 682, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-tarlton-circtddc-1836.