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OREGON SHORT LINE &C. R'Y v. SKOTTOWE

No. 147.

162 U.S. 490 (1896)

16 S.Ct. 869

40 L.Ed. 1048

OREGON SHORT LINE AND UTAH NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, v. SKOTTOWE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 20, 1896.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John M. Thurston for plaintiff in error. Mr. John F. Dillon was on his brief.

Mr. Alfred S. Bennett for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

In the complaint the defendant was described as "a corporation duly organized, existing and doing business in the State of Oregon." The accident which caused plaintiff's injuries was alleged to have taken place at The Dalles on the Columbia River, and within the State of Oregon.

In the removal petition the defendant was alleged to be a consolidated company, composed of several...

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