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Foster v. Davenport

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Foster v. Davenport
by Samuel Nelson
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United States Supreme Court

63 U.S. 244

Foster  v.  Davenport

THIS was a writ of error to the Supreme Court of Alabama.

The case was similar to the preceding one of Sinnot and others v. Davenport, except that the steamboat Swan was employed as a lighter and towboat upon waters within the State of Alabama. It was therefore insisted that she was engaged exclusively in the domestic trade and commerce, and consequently could be distinguished from the preceding case. Both were argued together by the same counsel.

Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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