Railway Co. v. Whitton's Administrator

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1872-02-19

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*283 Mr. Justice FIELD, having stated the case, delivered the opinion of the court as follows: The jurisdiction of the action by the Federal court is denied on three grounds: the character of the parties as supposed citizens of the same State; the limitation to the…

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