Minnesota v. Northern Securities Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. The facts are stated in the opinion of. the court. ■ As to removal to and jurisdiction of the Circuit Court: The action was removed on the joint petition of all the defendants, on the ground that it arose under the Constitution and laws of the United States, and that the right upon which it was based and on which a recovery by plaintiff depended, would be defeated by one'construction of the…
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. The facts are stated in the opinion of. the court. ■ As to removal to and jurisdiction of the Circuit Court: The action was removed on the joint petition of all the defendants, on the ground that it arose under the Constitution and laws of the United States, and that the right upon which it was based and on which a recovery by plaintiff depended, would be defeated by one'construction of the Constitution or said laws, and sustained by an opposite construction. Diverse citizenship did not form a basis for such…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Haelan
By a statute of Minnesota passed March 9, 1874, it was pro vided that no railroad corporation or the lessees, purchasers or managers thereof should consolidate the stock, property or franchises of such corporation with, or lease or purchase the works or franchises of, or in any way control, any other railroad corporation owning or having under its control a parallel or competing line; nor should any officer of such corporation act as an officer of any other railroad corporation owning or having the control of a parallel or competing line; and the question whether railroads were parallel or…
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