Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Co. v. Taylor
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 17, 1924No. 89PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The American Fruit Growers, Inc., a Delaware corporation with a usual place of business in Missouri, brought an action against the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Company in an inferior court of Missouri. Jurisdiction was asserted solely by reason of the garnishment of traffic balances due from a connecting interstate carrier having a place of business in Missouri. The Brownsville Company is a Texas corporation; operates its railroad solely in that State; has no place of business in Missouri; and has not consented to be sued…
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