Northern Pacific Railroad v. Smith
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. This was an action brought by Patrick R. Smith on the 28th day of December, 1891, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of North Dakota against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. This was an action brought by Patrick R. Smith on the 28th day of December, 1891, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of North Dakota against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The complaint and ansvver were as follows: “The complaint of the above-named plaintiff respectfully shows to this court and alleges that the plaintiff is and ever since the organization of the State of North Dakota has been a citizen thereof, and that prior thereto he was during all the time hereinafter mentioned a citizen of the…
1Opinion of the Court
171 U.S. 260
18 S.Ct. 794
43 L.Ed. 157
NORTHERN PAC. CO.
v.
SMITH.
No. 93.
May 31, 1898.
This was an action brought by Patick R. Smith on the 28th day of December, 1891, in the circuit court of the United States for the district of North Dakota, against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. The complaint and answer were as follows:
'The complaint of the above-named plaintiff respectfully shows to this court, and alleges, that the plaintiff is, and ever since the organization of the state of North Dakota has been, a citizen thereof, and that prior thereto he was during all the time hereinafter…
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