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COOK COUNTY v. CALUMET & CHICAGO CANAL & DOCK CO.

No. 1406.

138 U.S. 635 (1891)

COOK COUNTY v. CALUMET & CHICAGO CANAL & DOCK COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1891.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edgar Terhune, Mr. William G. Ewing, Mr. Consider H. Willett and Mr. Charles B. Wood for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Charles M. Osborn and Mr. Samuel A. Lynde for defendant in error.

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

The rule is settled that to give this court jurisdiction of a writ of error to a state court it must appear affirmatively, not only that a federal question was presented for decision by the highest court of the State having jurisdiction, but that its decision was necessary to the...

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