Dewhurst v. Coulthard


Dewhurst v. Coulthard, 3 U.S. 409, was a United States Supreme Court case that initiated with a civil suit brought by Isaac Coulthard against John Dewhurst which reached the Court by a convoluted process. The Court refused to hear the case: "T]his court will not take cognizance of any suit, or controversy not brought before them by regular process of law."