Hiram Benner, Joseph Browne, and Salisbury Haley, Assignees of Eleazer Hunt Appellants v. Joseph Porter
Decision Date | 01 January 1850 |
Parties | HIRAM BENNER, JOSEPH B. BROWNE, AND SALISBURY HALEY, ASSIGNEES OF ELEAZER P. HUNT APPELLANTS, v. JOSEPH Y. PORTER |
Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
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