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Legal Citation: 65 U.S. 66 (1861)

Petitioner
State of Kentucky

Respondent
William Dennison, Governor of Ohio

Petitioner's Claim
That Governor Dennison should return to Kentucky the man, Willis Lago, who had allegedly helped a slave to escape and who had been indicted in Kentucky for what was a crime under the laws of that state.

Chief Lawyers for Petitioner
John W. Stevenson, Humphrey Marshall

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Ohio Attorney General Christopher P. Wolcott

Justices for the Court
John Archibald Campbell, John Catron, Nathan Clifford, Robert Cooper Grier, John McLean, Samuel Nelson, Roger Brooke Taney (writing for the Court), James Moore Wayne

Justices Dissenting
None

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
14 March 1861

Decision
That although it...