UNION PACIFIC R.R. CO. v. HALL ET AL.


91 U.S. 343 (____)

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. HALL ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on brief by Mr. A.J. Poppleton for the plaintiff in error, and by Mr. John N. Rogers, contra.


MR. JUSTICE STRONG delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a proceeding instituted under the act of Congress of March 3, 1873 (17 Stat. 509, sect. 4), which confers upon the proper Circuit Court of the United States jurisdiction to hear and determine all cases of mandamus to compel the Union Pacific Railroad Company to operate its road as required by law. The alternative writ, as amended, commanded the railroad company to operate the whole of their road from Council...

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