Matthews v. Warner
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. The facts which make the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This is an appeal from the Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts, dismissing the bill of appellant, who was plaintiff below. See 6 Fed. Rep. 461.
The bill alleges that the plaintiff is the owner of one hundred and fifty bonds of $1,000 each of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company, and fifty similar bonds of the South Carolina Central Railroad Company, which have wrongfully come to the possession of defendants; that these bonds are negotiable by delivery, and that defendants are about to sell them at public auction, or otherwise, and she prays an injunction to prevent this…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Van Stone v. Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Matthews v. WarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Echcandia v. Municipality of San SebastianDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1916
- Matthews v. WarnerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1887