Supreme Court of the United States, 1887

St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. Vickers

St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. Vickers
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided May 27, 1887 · Waite
122 U.S. 360; 7 S. Ct. 1216; 30 L. Ed. 1161; 1887 U.S. LEXIS 2114 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. John F. Dillon for' plaintiff in error., Mr. F. W. Compton for defendant in error submitted on his brief.

St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. Vickers

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Opinion

*363 Mr. Chief Justice Waite-

delivered the opinión of the court. .

This judgment' is affirmed on the authority of Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad Co. v. Putnam, 118 U. S. 545; Nudd v. Burrows, 91 U. S. 426, 441; Indianapolis, &c., Railroa d v. Horst, 93 U. S. 291, 299. A state constitution cannot, any more than a state statute, prohibit the judges of the courts of the United States from charging juries with regard to matters of fact.

Affirmed.

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