1828 Supreme Court Ruling on 6 Man Commmon Law Jury
Submitted by Judge Three Rivers on
United States Supreme Court
AMERICAN INS. CO. v. 356 BALES OF COTTON, (1828)
Summary: That the Court which ordered this sale was properly a municipal Court, and a Court of a separate and distinct jurisdiction from the Courts of the United States, and as such, its acts are not to be reviewed in a foreign tribunal... The common law rule is, that when a Court acts within its powers, its acts are binding on all the world; but if beyond them, they are entirely void.
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