MINNEAPOLIS RAILWAY CO. v. BECKWITH

No. 100.

129 U.S. 26 (1889)

MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY v. BECKWITH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 7, 1889.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Eppa Hunton for plaintiff in error.

No appearance for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE FIELD delivered the opinion of the court.

This case comes before us from the Circuit Court of Kossuth County, Iowa, the highest court of that state in which the controversy between the parties could be determined. Rev. Stat. § 709. It was an action for the value of three hogs, run over and killed by the engine and cars of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway Company, a corporation existing under the laws of Minnesota and Iowa, and operating a railroad...

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