Case Name: WILLIAMSON v. MOORE
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1868-04-06
Citations: 154 U.S. 557
Docket Number: No. 421
Parties: WILLIAMSON v. MOORE.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 154
Pages: 557–557

Head Matter:
WILLIAMSON v. MOORE.
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
No. 421.
Argued February 14, 1868.
Decided April 6, 1868.
Williamson v. Suydam, 6 Wall. 723, followed.
Motion to Dismiss. The case is stated in the opinion.
Mr. David Dudley Field for plaintiffs in error.
Mr. H. E. Davies for defendant in error.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Clifford
delivered the opinion of the court.
The facts of the case are substantially the same as in the case just decided. Williamson v. Suydam, 6 Wall. 723.
The case, among other things, alleges that the act of April 1, 1814, was unconstitutional and void, as impairing the obligation of contracts.
Judgment of the state court was to the contrary in express terms, as appears in the record. Motion overmled.