NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. PARKER

No. 137.

143 U.S. 42 (1892)

NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. PARKER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 1, 1892.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William Wirt Howe and Mr. John F. Dillon for appellants. Mr. Wager Swayne was with them on the brief.

Mr. A.H. Garland for appellees (Mr. A.H. Leonard was on the brief as of counsel for appellee Parker).


MR. JUSTICE BROWN delivered the opinion of the court.

(1) The motion of the plaintiff Parker, to dismiss the appeal as to him upon the ground that less than five thousand dollars is involved, demands our first consideration. His position is that the suit embraces two separate and distinct controversies: one between Parker and appellants, and one between Hamlin and appellants, that there were separate decrees in these several...

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