OF CASES ARGUED AND ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, DECEMBER TERM, 1852. BY BENJAMIN C. HOWARD, COUNSELLOR AT LAW, AND Reporter of THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME COURt of the VOL. XIV. SECOND EDITION. EDITED, WITH NOTES AND REFERENCES TO LATER DECISIONS, BY STEWART RAPALJE, AUTHOR OF THE "FEDERAL REFERENCE digest," ETC. THE BANKS LAW PUBLISHING CO. 21 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK 1905 Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1885, BY BANKS & BROTHERS, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. HON. ROGER B. TANEY, Chief Justice. JOHN J. CRITTENDEN, ESQ., Attorney-General. WILLIAM THOMAS CARROLL, ESQ., Clerk. BENJAMIN C. HOWARD, ESQ., Reporter. RICHARD WALLACH, ESQ., Marshal. |