Johnson v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOE • THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. , The court stated the case as follows: On the 23d of April, 1879, A. H. Johnson, of Helena, Arkansas, and the Iron Mountain and_Helena Railroad Company, an Arkansas corporation, entered into a written agreement, whereby Johnson, in consideration-of $29,000 to be paid to him as thereinafter stipulated, agreed to complete the grading, tieing, culverting, clearing and grubbing on the…
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APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOE • THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. , The court stated the case as follows: On the 23d of April, 1879, A. H. Johnson, of Helena, Arkansas, and the Iron Mountain and_Helena Railroad Company, an Arkansas corporation, entered into a written agreement, whereby Johnson, in consideration-of $29,000 to be paid to him as thereinafter stipulated, agreed to complete the grading, tieing, culverting, clearing and grubbing on the company’s railroad between its junction with the Arkansas Midland Railroad, eight miles west from Helena, and the town of…
1Opinion of the Court
141 U.S. 602 (1891)
JOHNSON
v.
ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
v.
JOHNSON.
Nos. 60, 71.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued October 30, 1891.
Decided November 16, 1891.
APPEALS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.
Mr. John J. Hornor and Mr. A.H. Garland for Johnson.
Mr. John F. Dillon for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company. Mr. Winslow S. Pierce and Mr. David D. Duncan were with him on the brief.
MR. JUSTICE BLATCHFORD, after stating the case, delivered the…
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- Iron Mountain & Helena Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Parker v. Judges of the Circuit Court of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Ballance v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Ballance v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1861
- Johnson v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891