Newport Light Co. v. Newport
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. • This case came before the' court on motion of defendants in error to dismiss the writ of error for want of jurisdiction.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. • This case came before the' court on motion of defendants in error to dismiss the writ of error for want of jurisdiction. In 1880 the board of councilmen of the city of Newport, State of Kentucky, entered into a contract with the Newport Light Company to light the streets and public places of that city with gas for a term of twenty-five years to the exclusion of all others, and it was agreed that the company should also have the exclusive privilege of using the streets and public places for the purpose of laying pipes in which to convey…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
The above certificate of the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, while entitled to respectful considera,tion, does not in itself establish the existence of a Federal question in this case, and confer jurisdiction upon this -court to reexamine the judgment complained of. This court must determine for itself whether the suit really involves any Federal question which will entitle it to review the judgment of the state court under section 709 of the Revised Statutes. Parmelee v. Lawrence, 11 Wall. 36; Brown v. Atwell, 92 U. S. 327; Gross v. United States Mortgage Co., 108 U. S.…
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