Hunt v. New York Cotton Exchange
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP TENNESSEE. This is a bill in equity brought by the New York Cotton Exchange, a New York corporation, against appellant, a citizen of Tennessee, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee, to enjoin him from receiving and using the quotations of sales made upon the Exchange.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP TENNESSEE. This is a bill in equity brought by the New York Cotton Exchange, a New York corporation, against appellant, a citizen of Tennessee, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee, to enjoin him from receiving and using the quotations of sales made upon the Exchange. The case is here on questions of jurisdiction, and only a synopsis of the principal facts alleged is necessary. The Exchange is a private corporation under the laws of New York, with 450 members, and owns in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
It will be observed that this case is like the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago v. Christie Grain & Stock Company, 198 U. S. 236, and we therefore start with some propositions established. It is established that the quotations are property and are entitled to the • protection of the law, and that the Exchange “has the right to keep the work which it has done, or paid for doing, to itself.” It is, however, contended by1, appellant that the controversy about them that this suit presents does not involve the value of $2,000, exclusive of interest and costs. This is the issue presented by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Peck v. JennessSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
- STANTON v. Embrey, AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Board of Trade of Chicago v. Christie Grain & Stock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Wetmore v. RymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Scott v. DonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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