Howard v. Gage

May 15, 1810
Reporters:
The Court

gave no opinion ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍of the legality of the election, ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍considering it as unnecessary on this ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍rule; but on the ground stated ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍by the chief justice, they ordered the rule ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‍to be discharged.