THIS was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, sitting as a court of equity.
The principal circumstances of the case, which furnished the basis of the judgment of this court, are set forth in the opinion.
The entire case was one which covered a vast deal of ground. For the appellants there was a brief filed by Mr. S. Paul, of nearly 150 pages, which was adopted by Mr. Taylor, and one by Mr. Taylor himself, of the same size. On the part of the appellees, the brief of Mr. Janin was only 30 pages. These papers contained a vast deal of research into the civil law upon many points of the case which were not noticed in the opinion of the court, whose judgment rested upon a single point as disposing of the case. It is not necessary, therefore, to report them.
The case was argued by Mr. Taylor and Mr. Lewis, for the appellants, and by Mr. Janin, for the appellees.
Mr. Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court.