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Grand Trunk Ry. Co. v. Backus

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan

Decided May 15, 1891PublishedCited by 1 opinion

In Equity,

1Opinion of the Court

Jackson, J.,

(orally). The court has considered the application for a temporary injunction in the case of the Grand Trunk Railway Company and the Wabash Railroad Company and the Canadian Pacific Railway against A. Backus & Sons, a corporation, and Absalom Backus, Jr. It is shown by the bill that the complainants are corporations of the Dominion of Canada and of the state of Missouri; that they are lessees and licensees of the Detroit Union Railroad Depot & Station Company; that they are engaged in interstate commerce traffic; that transfers are made from the Canadian side of the river to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

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  2. Escanaba Co. v. ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Atlee v. Packet Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1875
  4. Miller v. Mayor of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  5. Thunder Bay River Booming Co. v. SpeechlyMichigan Supreme Court · 1875

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. White, Gratwick & Mitchell, Inc. v. Empire Engineering Co.New York Supreme Court · 1923

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