Cain v. Commercial Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. The facts, which involve the construction and effect of §§ 29 and 38 of the Judicial Code, are stated in the opinion. This court has jurisdiction of this writ of error.
Read the full summary
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. The facts, which involve the construction and effect of §§ 29 and 38 of the Judicial Code, are stated in the opinion. This court has jurisdiction of this writ of error. Judicial Code, § 238; Mechanical Appliance Co. v. Castleman, 215 U. S. 437; Davis v. Cleveland, 217 U. S. 157. Proceedings for removal are wholly the creature of statute, and the amendment of the Removal Acts (25 Stat. 433, §§ 108,109,110,1 Desty’s Fed. Pro., 9th ed.) by §§ 29, 38, Judicial Code, made the filing of a petition for removal…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
Action for libel brought in the Circuit Court of Hinds County, First District, State of Mississippi. Plaintiff in error, as he was plaintiff in the action we will so refer to him, alleged himself to be a citizen of the State of Mississippi, that defendant in error, Commercial Publishing Company, referred to herein, as defendant, published a libel against him in its “newspaper called the Commercial Appeal in the City of Memphis, State of Tennessee, but that the said Commercial Appeal has a large circulation throughout the State of Mississippi and all adjoining States and among foreign cities…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Goldey v. Morning NewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Wabash Western Railway v. BrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Mechanical Appliance Co. v. CastlemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
3Cited by51 opinions
- General Investment Co. v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Employers Reinsurance Corp. v. BryantSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Rodas v. SeidlinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Savell v. Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
- Salmon Falls Mfg. Co. v. Midland Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1922
46 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.