COUGHRAN v. BIGELOW

No. 53.

164 U.S. 301 (1896)

COUGHRAN v. BIGELOW

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 30, 1896.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.W. Bennett for plaintiffs in error submitted on his brief.

Mr. Arthur Brown for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The ruling of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah in affirming the action of the trial court ordering a nonsuit of plaintiffs is assigned as error. It was held by this court in Elmore v. Grymes, (1 Pet. 469,) that a Circuit Court of the United States had no authority to order a peremptory nonsuit against the will of the plaintiff. This case has been followed in repeated...

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