hypothetical questions
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From 24 U.S. 59 - Solomon Etting v. President Directors and Company of the Bank of the United States · 1826Most cited · 119 citing opinions
That a Judge cannot be required to declare the law on hypothetical questions which do not belong to the cause on trial, has been frequently asserted in this Court, and is, we believe, incontrovertible. The Court may, at any time, refuse to give an opinion on such a point.