Oswald v. New-York

Decided August Term, 1792.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1792-08

THE court being met, a commiffion, appointing Thomas Johnson one of the Juftices, bearing date the 7th of November, 1791, was read ; and he was qualified according to law.

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Decided 1792-08

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Cited by 49 later decisions (8 by the Supreme Court) — most recently June 2024 · most notably Sparf v. United States (1895), In re Ayers (1887)

15 federal appellate · 3 district · 4 state decisions

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¶1THE court being met, a commiffion, appointing Thomas Johnson one of the Juftices, bearing date the 7th of November, 1791, was read ; and he was qualified according to law.

¶2SUMMONS. Ingerfoll moved for a rule on the marffiall of the diftridl of; New-Torb, to return the writ in this caufe; and, after advifement, the Court granted the rule in the following terms:

¶3Ordered, That. the. marffiall of the New-Torb diUriel return the writ to him directed in this caufe, before the adjournment of this court, if a copy of this rule ffiall be feafonably ferved upon him, or his deputy, or, otherwife, on the firft day of the next term. And that in cafe of a default, he do ffiew caufe therefor, by affidavit taken before one of the judges, of the United States.