Johnson v. Chicago & Pacific Elevator Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OE ILLINOIS. On the 22d of 'September, 1881, the Chicago & Pacific Elevator Company, an Illinois corporation, filed a petition in the Circuit Court -of Cook County, Illinois, setting forth that, on the 29th of August, 1881, it was the proprietor of a warehouse on the land, in Cook County, near the bank of the Chicago River, which had stored in it a quantity of shelled corn ;' that on that day Jacob Johnson, a resident of Chicago, in…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OE ILLINOIS. On the 22d of 'September, 1881, the Chicago & Pacific Elevator Company, an Illinois corporation, filed a petition in the Circuit Court -of Cook County, Illinois, setting forth that, on the 29th of August, 1881, it was the proprietor of a warehouse on the land, in Cook County, near the bank of the Chicago River, which had stored in it a quantity of shelled corn ;' that on that day Jacob Johnson, a resident of Chicago, in said county, was the owner of the tugrboat Parker, of above five tons burthen, used and intended to be used in navigating…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchfobd
It is assigned here for error (1) that the State Court had no jurisdiction tó enforce a hen m rein on a vessel above 20 tons burthen, engaged in domestic commerce among the States, and duly enrolled and licensed in conformity with Title 50 of the Kevised Statutes ; (2) that the State statute is repugnant to the Constitution of 4he United States, because it purports to give to a State Court admiralty jurisdiction to enforce a maritime lien m rem ; (3) that'judgment was given against Christy without notice to him or due process of law; (4) that Carter, a part owner of the tug, was denied a…
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