# Guppy v. Brown

> Supreme Court of the United States · October 1, 1805 · 4 U.S. 410

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/2620819

## Case

- **Court:** Supreme Court of the United States
- **Decided:** October 1, 1805
- **Citations:** 4 U.S. 410; 11 F. Cas. 117; 4 Dall. 410; 1 L. Ed. 887; 1805 U.S. LEXIS 278
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 6 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

4 U.S. 410 (____)
4 Dall. 410
Guppy et al.
versus
Brown.
Supreme Court of United States.
*411 Ingersoll, and Tod, for the plaintiffs.
Franklin, and Dallas, for the defendant.
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 over-ruled.

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