THE UNITED STATES v. FREEMAN, 44 U.S. 556 (1845)

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. WILLIAM H. FREEMAN. JANUARY TERM, 1845. Statutes in pari materia should be taken into consideration in construing a law. If a thing contained in a subsequent statute be within the reason of a former statute, it shall be taken to be within the meaning of that statute. And if it […]

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44 U.S. 556

44 U.S. 556 3 How. 556 11 L.Ed. 724 THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS,v.WILLIAM H. FREEMAN. January Term, 1845 1 THIS case came up on a certificate of division, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts. It was to test the right of the defendant in error, who was also […]

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