KIRBY v. LAKE SHORE, &C., RAILROAD


120 U.S. 130 (1887)

KIRBY v. LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 10, 1887.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John C. Fay and Mr. George Norris for appellant. Mr. Joseph E. McDonald was with them on the brief.

Mr. John E. Burrill for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN, after stating the case as above reported, delivered the opinion of the court.

The case made by the plaintiff is clearly one of which a court of equity may take cognizance. The complicated nature of the accounts between the parties constitutes itself a sufficient ground for going into equity. It would have been difficult, if not impossible, for a jury to unravel the numerous transactions involved in the settlements between the parties, and reach...

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