Court Opinion

ID: 84906
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2010-04-28 15:59:31+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:03:51.086371
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9 U.S. 280
5 Cranch 280
3 L.Ed. 101
THE UNITED STATESv.EVANS.
February Term, 1809

1
ERROR to the district court for the Kentucky district.

2
In the court below, the judge at the trial rejected certain testimony which was offered by the attorney for the United States, who thereupon took a bill of exceptions, and became nonsuit, and afterwards, at the same term, moved the court to set aside the nonsuit and grant a new trial, upon the ground that the judge had erred in rejecting the testimony. But the court overruled the motion, and refused a new trial; whereupon the attorney for the United States sued out his writ of error.

3
The case was submitted by the Attorney-General and Rowan, without argument.

4
MARSHALL, Ch. J. delivered the opinion of the court, that in such a case, where there has been a nonsuit, and a motion to reinstate overruled, the court could not interfere.

5
Judgment affirmed.