Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Chicago & Alton Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Chicago & Alton Railroad, 132 U.S. 191 (1889)
33 L. Ed. 309; 10 S. Ct. 65; 1889 U.S. LEXIS 1860

Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Chicago & Alton Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Mr.. Justice Gray

delivered the opinion of the court.

In this action, tried by the Circuit Court without a jury, there is' no case stated by the parties, or finding of facts by the court. The bill of exceptions, after setting forth all the evidence introduced at the trial, states that “there were no declarations of law asked for, or given by the court;” and the single exception taken is to the overruling of a motion for a new trial, which is a matter of discretion, and not a subject of exception, according to the practice of the courts of the United States. In regard to motions for a new trial, and bills of exceptions, those courts are independent of any statute or practice prevailing in the courts of the State in which the *192trial is had. Indianapolis Railroad v. Horst, 93 U. S. 291; Newcomb v. Wood, 97 U. S. 581; Chateaugay Iron Co., Petitioner, 128 U. S. 544.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. CHICAGO AND ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY
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25 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
In regard to motions for a new trial, and bills of exceptions, the courts of the United States are independent of any statute or practice prevailing in the courts of the State in- which the trial is had.