Supreme Court of the United States, 1902

Richards v. Michigan Central Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 21, 1902

186 U.S. 479; 22 S. Ct. 942; 46 L. Ed. 1259; 1902 U.S. LEXIS 749 (United States Reports)

Counsel

Mr. John C. Ohaney and Mr. Alphonso Hart for the plaintiff in error. Mr. George S. Payson for the defendant in error.

Cases that cite this one

8 later published cases cite this decision.

Gardner v. Mid-Continent Grain Co. (8th Cir. 1948)
Pedro Amado Torres v. United States (9th Cir. 1959)
In re the Estate of Flickinger (New York Surrogate's Court 1941)
Arkansas Natural Gas Co. v. Sartor (5th Cir. 1935)
The Iossifoglu (District Court, D. Maryland 1929)
The Henry W. Breyer (District Court, D. Maryland 1927)
St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. Piburn (Okla. 1911)
Thomas v. St. Louis & S. F. R. (6th Cir. 1907)

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Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction, on the authority of Colvin v. Jacksonville, 157 U. S. 368 ; Arkansas v. Schlierholz, 179 U. S. 598; Ansbro v. United States, 159 U. S. 695; Cornell v. Green, 163 U. S. 75; Robinson v. Caldwell, 165 U. S. 359; and see Richards v. Michigan Central Railroad Company, 102 Fed. Rep. 508; Richards v. Michigan Central Railroad Company, 179 U. S. 686; Richards v. Elevator Company, 158 U. S. 299; 159 U. S. 477.

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