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MEXICAN CENTRAL RAILWAY v. PINKNEY

No. 1199.

149 U.S. 194 (1893)

13 S.Ct. 859

37 L.Ed. 699

MEXICAN CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY, v. PINKNEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 1, 1893.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.T. Britton, Mr. A.B. Browne and Mr. J. Lewis Stackpole for plaintiff in error.

Mr. S.F. Phillips and Mr. Frederic D. McKenney for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the court.

This writ of error brings up for our consideration the general question whether the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western Dictrict of Texas acquired or rightfully exercised jurisdiction in the present case. This jurisdictional question arises as follows: The defendant in error, Alexander Pinkney, brought an action in that court against the plaintiff in error, the Mexican Central Railway Company,...

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