MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. v. MICH. S. RD. CO. ET AL.

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60 U.S. 378 (1857)

19 How. 378

15 L.Ed. 689

THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 5, 1857.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Walker moved to dismiss the writ of error for want of jurisdiction, which motion was sustained by himself in argument, and opposed by Mr. Joy on behalf of the plaintiffs in error.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

This case is before us on a motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

It is a bill in chancery originating in the Circuit Court of Wayne county, in the State of Michigan, and afterwards taken by appeal to the Supreme Court of the State.

In order to give this court jurisdiction under the 25th section of the judiciary act, the record of the case must show, by direct averment or necessary intendment...

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