Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad v. Bell
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. In the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida, William J. Bell, John W. Bell, Frank A. Bell, citizens of the State of Texas; E. A. Bell,.Matilda P. Feihe, all heirs of and children or Louis Bell, deceased, late of Hillsborough County, State of Florida; and George A. Bell and Simon Bell, heirs of and grandchildren of said Louis Bell; and Anton Feihe, husband of said Matilda P. Feihe,…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. In the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida, William J. Bell, John W. Bell, Frank A. Bell, citizens of the State of Texas; E. A. Bell,.Matilda P. Feihe, all heirs of and children or Louis Bell, deceased, late of Hillsborough County, State of Florida; and George A. Bell and Simon Bell, heirs of and grandchildren of said Louis Bell; and Anton Feihe, husband of said Matilda P. Feihe, brought an action of ejectment against the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad Company, a corporation of the State…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Shiras,
after making the above statement, delivered the opinion of the court. '
Our first inquiry is whether this court has jurisdiction to review the judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals. The. writ of error in this case was brought under section six of the judiciary act of March 3, 1891. If the judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals was final, under that section, this writ of error must be dismissed. In order to maintain our jurisdiction it must appear that the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court was not dependent solely upon the opposite parties being citizens of different…
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