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United States ex rel. Coffman v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided November 6, 1902No. 437PublishedCited by 6 opinions

In Error to- the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia.

1Opinion of the Court

GOFF, Circuit Judge.

The judgment complained of was rendered by the circuit court of the United States for the Northern district of West Virginia in a proceeding instituted by the plaintiff in error under the act of congress of March 2, 1899, supplemental to the interstate commerce act of February 4, 1887, to compel by mandamus the Norfolk & Western Railway Company to furnish him a sufficient number of cars to enable him to transport the output of the Indian Ridge coal mine, one of a group of mines, in what is known as the “Pocahontas Coal Field,” in West Virginia, to Lambert’s Point, a port…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mills v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Kimball v. KimballSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  3. Veazie v. WadleighSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
  4. United States ex rel. Coffman v. Norfolk & W. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of West Virginia · 1901

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte Skinner & Eddy Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. Greenville Banking & Trust Co. v. SelcowCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1928
  3. United States v. NordbyeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
  4. S. Jackson & Son v. United StatesUnited States Customs Court · 1970
  5. O'Brien v. McCarthyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940

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