Source: United States Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania
Date: 1803-10-01
Jurisdiction: United States
Citation: 11 F. Cas. 117 · 4 Dall. 410
Opinion
BY THE COURT. The objection is fatal. The commissioners do not derive their authority from the parties, but from the court; and as it is a special authority, it must be strictly pursued. The power given to four, cannot be well executed by three, commissioners. The evidence overruled.