The State of Pennsylvania v. The Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company, William Ottersan, and George Croft

50 U.S. 647

9 How. 647

13 L.Ed. 294

THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, COMPLAINANT,

v.

THE WHEELING AND BELMONT BRIDGE COMPANY, WILLIAM

OTTERSAN, AND GEORGE CROFT.

January Term, 1850

THIS case was transferred to this court by an order of Mr. Justice Grier, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, under the following circumstances.

1

On the 16th of August, 1849, at the court-room of the Circuit Court of the United States, in the city of Philadelphia, before Mr. Justice Grier, one of the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States, Mr. Stanton appeared to move for an injunction in behalf…