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ERIE RAILROAD CO. v. PURDY

No. 171.

185 U.S. 148 (1902)

22 S.Ct. 605

46 L.Ed. 847

ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY v. PURDY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 7, 1902.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Adelbert Moot for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Clarence A. Farnum, for defendant in error submitted on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

Twenty-one actions were brought by Purdy against the Erie Railroad Company, a corporation of New York, to recover penalties under what is known as the Mileage Book Act of that State, being chapter 1027 of the Laws of 1895 which took effect June 15, 1895, as amended by chapter 835 of the Laws of 1896 which took effect May 22, 1896.

The complaint and answer in each case were the same.

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