U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Tennessee, 1893

Turner v. Illinois Cent. R.

Turner v. Illinois Cent. R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Tennessee · Decided May 3, 1893 · Hammond
55 F. 689; 1893 U.S. App. LEXIS 2599

Counsel

Neil & Deacon, for tbe motion., Rankin & Rhodes, opposed.

Turner v. Illinois Cent. R.

Opinion of the Court

HAMMOND, J.,

(after stating tbe facts as above.) As we understand the ruling in Railroad Co. v. Daughtry, 138 U. S. 298, 11 Sup. Ct. Rep. 306, the statute in Tennessee requiring the plea or *690demurrer to be filed within two days after the time allotted for filing the declaration makes the plea or demurrer due, in the absence of a rule of court, before the expiration of the fifth day of the term; hence all applications to remove after the fifth day, in the absence of an order or rule of court extending the time to plead, come too late. Motion granted.

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