Marshall v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the, United States' for the District of Maryland. Marshall, a citizen' of Virginia, sued the Railroad Company, to recover the sum of fifty thousand dollars, which he alleged that they owed him under a special contract, for his services in ■ obtaining a law from the Legislature of Virginia, granting to the company a-right of way through Virginia to the Ohio River.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the, United States' for the District of Maryland. Marshall, a citizen' of Virginia, sued the Railroad Company, to recover the sum of fifty thousand dollars, which he alleged that they owed him under a special contract, for his services in ■ obtaining a law from the Legislature of Virginia, granting to the company a-right of way through Virginia to the Ohio River. The declaration set out the special- contract, and also contained a count for a quantum meruit. The circumstances of the case are related in the opinion of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
A question, necessarily preliminary to our consideration of the merits of this case,-has been brought to the notice of the court, though not argued or urged by the counsel.
The plaintiff in error,, who was also plaintiff below, avers in his declaration that he is a citizen of Virginia, and that “ The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the defendant, is a body corporate by an act'of the General Assembly of Maryland.” It has been objected, that this averment is insufficient to show jurisdiction in the courts of the United States over the “ suit ” or “ controversy.” The decision of this court…
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