Covington Drawbridge Company v. SHEPHERD
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 Indiana. Shepherd and the other defendants in error, styling themselves citizens of Ohio, brought an action of trespass on the case against the Covington Drawbridge Company, citizens of the State of Indiana, for injuries sustained by a steamboat belonging to the plaintiffs, in consequence of negligence in attending to the draw.
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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 Indiana. Shepherd and the other defendants in error, styling themselves citizens of Ohio, brought an action of trespass on the case against the Covington Drawbridge Company, citizens of the State of Indiana, for injuries sustained by a steamboat belonging to the plaintiffs, in consequence of negligence in attending to the draw. The defendants pleaded not guilty, and the case was tried by a jury, who found a verdict for the plaintiffs, awarding $6,081.93. There were no prayers to-…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taney
The writ of error in this case is brought upon a judgment recovered by Shepherd and others, against the Covington Draw*232bridge Company, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Indiana.
The only error assigned here is, that upon the declaration and pleadings in the case, the Circuit Court had no jurisdiction.
This objection is founded upon the description of the parties in the declaration, which is in the following words:
“Alexander O. Shepherd, Elijah E. Gillan, James Davidson, Samuel McClure, Samuel Peters, and George Willard, citizens of the State of Ohio, plaintiffs in…
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