Rickey Land & Cattle Co. v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nevada. Walker river is a stream flowing from within the state of California easterly into the state of Nevada. Toward its source it divides into two branches, known as the East and West Forks. The junction is in the state of Nevada. The appellant and the appellee are each incorporated, the former having its residence in the state of California, and the latter in the state of Nevada.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nevada. Walker river is a stream flowing from within the state of California easterly into the state of Nevada. Toward its source it divides into two branches, known as the East and West Forks. The junction is in the state of Nevada. The appellant and the appellee are each incorporated, the former having its residence in the state of California, and the latter in the state of Nevada. On the 10th of June, 1902, the appellee filed its bill of complaint in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nevada…
1Opinion of the CourtWolverton, District Judge
(after stating the facts). Let us inquire, first, touching the nature of the suit instituted by the appellee as complainant, against Rickey and others, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nevada, June 10, 190¾, for the inquiry will settle the jurisdiction of the court to proceed in that cause, and in one aspect will determine its authority to grant the relief demanded in this cause. In the course of the inquiry, it is important that we first ascertain the nature of the subject-matter of the cause.
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