ALLEN v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.

No. 144.

173 U.S. 479 (1899)

ALLEN v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 3, 1899.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Wilbur F. Zeigler for plaintiff in error. Mr. Edward R. Taylor filed briefs for same.

Mr. Maxwell Evarts for defendant in error. Mr. William F. Herrin was on his brief.


MR. JUSTICE WHITE, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

It is asserted that the record is not legally in this court because the writ of error was allowed by the Chief Justice of the State after the expiration of the time when it could have been lawfully granted. It was allowed within two years of the decree by the state court, but after more than one year had expired. The contention is that writs of error from this court to the...

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