Washington & Idaho Railroad v. Cœur D'Alene Railway & Navigation Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE OIROUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. ■ On May 15, 1889, the Washington and Idaho Bailroad Company, describing itself as a corporation duly organized under the laws of Washington Territory, brought an action of ejectment in the District Court of the First Judicial District of the Territory of Idaho against the Coeur d’Alene Bailway and Navigation Company; as a corporation duly organized under the laws of Montana Territory and the Northern Pacific…
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ERROR TO THE OIROUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT. ■ On May 15, 1889, the Washington and Idaho Bailroad Company, describing itself as a corporation duly organized under the laws of Washington Territory, brought an action of ejectment in the District Court of the First Judicial District of the Territory of Idaho against the Coeur d’Alene Bailway and Navigation Company; as a corporation duly organized under the laws of Montana Territory and the Northern Pacific Bailroad Company, as a corporation duly organized under the laws of the United States. The complainant alleged that, on the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras
We are to answer the questions that arise on this record in the light of the findings of fact made by the Circuit Court to which no exceptions'were taken.
Those questions are two — first, had the Circuit Court jurisdiction to entertain the action? and, if so, second, did the title set up by the plaintiff company show a right of possession of the land in dispute as against the title of the defendants ?
It is claimed by the plaintiff in error that as, at the time when the action was originally brought in the District Court of the Territory of Idaho, the Washington and Idaho Railroad Company, the…
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