Fitch v. Creighton
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an appeal 'from the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Ohio. It was a hill filed on the equity side of the court by Creighton, a citizen of Iowa, against Fitch, a citizen of Ohio, under the circumstances stated in the opinion of the court. The Circuit Court decreed against Fitch, who brought up this appeal.
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This was an appeal 'from the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Ohio. It was a hill filed on the equity side of the court by Creighton, a citizen of Iowa, against Fitch, a citizen of Ohio, under the circumstances stated in the opinion of the court. The Circuit Court decreed against Fitch, who brought up this appeal. The principal question in the case was whether the Circuit Court had jurisdiction of the case, which depended upon the facts involved in it. A particular statement of these would not be interesting to the profession generally, and- therefore they are…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McLEAN
This is an-appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the northern district of Ohio. The bill was filed by Edward Creighton, -a citizen of the State of Iowa, against John Fitch, a citizen of the State of Ohio.
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