Ketchum v. St. Louis

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1880-04-12

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Me. Justice Hablan delivered the opinion of the court. The present appeal brings before us for examination a decree of the Circuit Court rendered April 25, 1877, adjudging that the county of St. Louis had an equitable lien or charge upon the earnings of the Pacific Railroad of Missouri, to whomsoever the same may be transferred or conveyed, prior and paramount…

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