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 A Century of Federal Judicature. expert in the law relating to public land titles. His style may be observed in State Bank of Ohio v. Knoop. 16 Howard 369; the License Cases, 5 ib. 504: the Passenger Cases, 7 ib. 283, and Dred Scott г: Sanford, 19 ib. 393.

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Justices Barbour (1836-41). McKinley (1837-52) and Daniel (1841-60) made no con spicuous contribution to Federal jurispru dence. Barbour served only five years, but gave good promise of usefulness. See Ken-

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dall -'. United States, 12 Peters 524, and Mayor of New York v. Miln, и ib. 102. During a much longer service McKinley made little impression: he is less known than any of the modern justices. See, however, his strong dissenting opinion in Lane v.

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Mick. 3 Howard 464. Daniel is remembered as the dissenting judge. His eccentric views of constitutional construction have, however, unduly limited the public estimate of his ca pacity. His ability, particularly in admiralty,