Sheldon v. Keokuk Northern Line Packet Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Wisconsin
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
Hablan, Justice.
The defendants demur upon'these grounds:
First, that the hill is multifarious, in that it seeks to enforce independent judgments in which the complainants have, no joint interest, and also because it unites with the cause of action against the Keokuk Northern Line Packet Company, in which the defendant Davidson has no interest, a cause of action against Davidson in which his co-defendant has no interest; second, that if complainants ever had any cause of action against the defendants, or either of them, the delay which occurred without suit was so unreasonable as to deprive…
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