Miller v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OP TEXAS. In equity; The suit, as it was commenced in a state court, in Texas, was an action of trespass; but, on its removal to the Circuit Court of the United States, a repleader took place on the equity side of the court. The original bill and the cross-bills were dismissed, from which decree this appeal was taken. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Justioe Bradley
delivered the opinion of the court.
This suit was originally an action of trespass to try title, brought in March, 1884, in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, by William L. Foster and his children, William D. Foster and others, against Elizabeth J. Dággett and her husband, E. B. Daggett, and The Texas and Pacific Railway Company, The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, The Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company and The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fé Railway Company, to recover possession of 320 acres of land in the city of Fort Worth. Much of the land in question is laid…
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