Supreme Court of the United States, 1916

Free v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Free v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided October 30, 1916
242 U.S. 613; 37 S. Ct. 20; 61 L. Ed. 527; 1916 U.S. LEXIS 1408 (United States Reports)

Free v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Deming v. Carlisle Packing Co., 226 U. S. 102, 105; Consol. Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Ry. Co., 228 U. S. 596; 600; Ennis Water Works v. Ennis, 233 U. S. 652, 658; Parker v. McLain, 237 U. S. 469, 471 — 472; (2) John v. Paullin, 231 U. S. 583, 585-586; McDonald v. Oregon R. & Nav. Co., 233 U. S. 665, 669-670; (3) Simon v. Craft, 182 U. S. 427, 437; Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. v. Schmidt, 177 U. S. 230. Mr. B. I. Salinger and Mr. Frederick S. Tyler for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Rush Taggart, Mr. George H. Fearons and Mr. Francis Raymond Stark for the defendant in error.

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