KANSAS v. UNITED STATES

No. 11, Original.

204 U.S. 331 (1907)

KANSAS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 25, 1907.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Chiles C. Coleman, Attorney General of the State of Kansas, Mr. Joseph H. Choate, Mr. James Hagerman, Mr. Adrian H. Joline, Mr. A.B. Browne, Mr. John Madden and Mr. Joseph M. Bryson for complainant.

The Attorney General, The Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Russell for defendants.


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

On April 30, 1906, the State of Kansas applied for leave to file a bill of complaint against the United States and others, to which the United States objected on the ground of want of jurisdiction. May 21 leave was granted, without prejudice, and the bill was accordingly filed. As such an application by a State is usually granted as of course, we thought it wiser...

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