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Mason v. Pewabic Mining Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 14, 1894No. 1,041PublishedCited by 21 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE. WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. On March 31,1881, some of the stockholders of the Pewabic Mining Company, on behalf of themselves and all others who might desire to join therein, filed their bill in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan against that company, its directors, and a new corporation called the Pewabic Copper Company, formed for the purpose of acquiring the property of…

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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE. WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. On March 31,1881, some of the stockholders of the Pewabic Mining Company, on behalf of themselves and all others who might desire to join therein, filed their bill in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan against that company, its directors, and a new corporation called the Pewabic Copper Company, formed for the purpose of acquiring the property of the Mining Company, seeking to have the property disposed of at public sale, and an accounting by the directors. The…

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller

By section 4 of the Judiciary Act of March 3,-1891, c. 517, 26 Stat. 826, 827, it was provided that the review, by appeal, by writ of error, or otherwise, from the existing Circuit Courts, shall be had only in the Supreme Court of the United States, or in the Circuit Court of Appeals hereby established, according to the provisions of this act regulating the same. Section 5 enumerated the classes of cases in which appeals or writs of error might be taken from the Circuit Courts direct to this court; and section 6 provided that the Circuit Courts of Appeals should exercise appellate…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lau Ow Bew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Aspen Mining & Smelting Co. v. BillingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  3. In Re ClaasenSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  4. City Bank of Fort Worth v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  5. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1893

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. In Re Sanford Fork & Tool Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Bissell Carpet-Sweeper Co. v. Goshen Sweeper Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
  3. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ShaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. SlatteryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
  5. In re Michigan Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1903

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