Dewhurst v. Coulthard, 3 U.S. 409 (1799) , was a United States Supreme Court 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: "T]his court will not take cognizance of any suit, or controversy not brought before them by regular process of law."
The process that brought Dewhurst v. Coulthard to the Supreme Court was not heard due to how it was brought to them. 