''Dewhurst v. Coulthard'', 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 409 (1799), was a

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case that initiated with a civil suit brought by Isaac Coulthard (owner of Coulthard's Brewery) against John Dewhurst which reached the Court by a convoluted process. The Court refused to hear the case: "This court will not take cognizance of any suit, or controversy not brought before them by regular process of law."

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