HANNAUER
v.
WOODRUFF

U.S. | 1870-12-01
10 Wall. 482 Supreme Court of the United States (1870) Positive Treatment
Also reported at: 19 L. Ed. 991 · SCDB 1870-041 · 1870 U.S. LEXIS 1141
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Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice NELSON

Mr. Justice NELSON announced the judgment of this court, to the effect, that it being equally divided in opinion upon the questions, the case would be remitted to the court below for the purpose of enabling that court to take such action therein as it might be advised; this direction being in conformity, the learned justice observed, with the opinion of the court in Silliman v. The Hudson River Bridge Company.*

Order accordingly.

*

1 Black, 582.

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