UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. v. CALLAGHAN

No. 271.

161 U.S. 91 (1896)

UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY v. CALLAGHAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1896.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.S. Thomas and Mr. W.H. Bryant for the motion.

Mr. John F. Dillon and Mr. John M. Thurston opposing.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER delivered the opinion of the court.

We should not dismiss this writ of error on account of the defective character of the bond but allow a proper bond to be filed, if necessary, which in this instance it is not, as the motion to affirm must be sustained.

It is settled that an exception to the refusal of the trial court to instruct the jury to find for the defendant is waived if made by defendant without resting his case. The question...

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