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The Supreme Court of Massachusetts at that day with Chief Justice Shaw at its head was without an equal in the country and not surpassed by the Supreme Court of the United States itself.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “The Supreme Court of Massachusetts at that day with Chief Justice Shaw at its head was without an equal in the country…”
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Hoar praises the Massachusetts Supreme Court under Chief Justice Shaw as unparalleled in its excellence.
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