Montana Co. v. St. Louis Mining & Milling Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MONTANA. The facts in this case are as follows: On November 6, 1889, the defendant in error filed in the District Court of the county of Lewis and Clarke, in the then Territory of Montana, its .petition praying an order for the inspection of certain mines alleged to be the property and in possession of the Montana Company (Limited). Notice was given, the defendant appeared and answered, a hearing was had, and on the 7th of December,…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP MONTANA. The facts in this case are as follows: On November 6, 1889, the defendant in error filed in the District Court of the county of Lewis and Clarke, in the then Territory of Montana, its .petition praying an order for the inspection of certain mines alleged to be the property and in possession of the Montana Company (Limited). Notice was given, the defendant appeared and answered, a hearing was had, and on the 7th of December, 1889, an order for an inspection was made by the •judge of said court. This order, recited the giving of the notice,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
The decision of the Supreme Court of the State ends all inquiry as to a conflict between the statute or the proceedings had thereunder and the state constitution. The only question we may consider is whether there is any violation of the provisions of the Federal Constitution.
In the petition filed for the writ of error the plaintiffs in error alleged as the basis thereof that “the validity of said statute is drawn in question on the ground of its being repugnant to that provision of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which prohibits any State from depriving any…
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