SHAW v. RAILROAD CO.


100 U.S. 605 (____)

SHAW v. RAILROAD COMPANY. SAME v. SAME.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. B.C. Brown, for the appellants.

Mr. C.W. Huntington, contra.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the court.

We think it clear that the appellants are not entitled to the relief they ask. They were not parties to the original suits, except through their trustees, against whom they make no charges. Indeed, their counsel says in his brief, "It is probable that they [the trustees] believed that they were doing the best possible for their beneficiaries...

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