EDDY v. LAFAYETTE

No. 180.

163 U.S. 456 (1896)

EDDY v. LAFAYETTE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1896.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James Hagerman, Mr. Clifford L. Jackson and Mr. Joseph M. Bryson for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. William T. Hutchings for defendants in error.


MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS delivered the opinion of the court.

This was an action brought in the United States Court in the Indian Territory to recover for damages caused to the property of the plaintiffs by the negligent management of the railroad of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company, a corporation created by the laws of the United States, and, at the time of the accident, in the control and management of George A. Eddy and Harrison C. Cross, receivers, who...

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