Dewhurst v. Coulthard, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 409 (1799), was a United States Supreme Court case that initiated with a civil suit brought by Isaac Coulthard (owner of Coulthard's Brewery) against John Dewhurst which reached the Court by a convoluted process. The Court refused to hear the case: "This court will not take cognizance of any suit, or controversy not brought before them by regular process of law."[1]
| Dewhurst v. Coulthard | |
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| Decided February, 1799 | |
| Full case name | John Dewhurst v. Isaac Coulthard |
| Citations | 3 U.S. 409 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Circuit Court of the N.Y. District |
| Holding | |
| Motion denied, held that the Court could not hear a case that was not brought before it by the regular process of law. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Per curiam | |
References
edit- ^ Curtis, Benjamin Robbins; Dallas, Alexander James; Court, United States Supreme; Cranch, William; Wheaton, Henry; Peters, Richard; Howard, Benjamin Chew (1870). Reports of Decisions in the Supreme Court of the United States. Little, Brown.
External links
edit- Text of Dewhurst v. Coulthard, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 409 (1799) is available from: Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress OpenJurist