CARDWELL v. BRIDGE COMPANY


113 U.S. 205 (1885)

CARDWELL v. AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 19, 1885.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.J. Scrivener, and Mr. John L. Boone for appellant. —

Mr. J.B. Haggin, and Mr. A.T. Britton for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court. He recited the facts as above stated, and continued:

The questions thus presented are neither new nor difficult of solution. Except in one particular, they have been considered and determined in many cases, of which the most important are Wilson v. Blackbird Creek Marsh Co., 2 Pet. 245; Pennsylvania v. Wheeling Bridge Co., 13 How. 518, 564;...

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