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JONES V. RANDOLPH, 104 U. S. 108 (1881)
104 U. S. 108U.S. Supreme Court
Jones v. Randolph, 104 U.S. 108 (1881)
Jones v. Randolph
104 U.S. 108
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Syllabus
An instruction which assumes the existence of facts of which there is no evidence is misleading and erroneous.
MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the Court.