Steele v. Culver
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM ’ THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, SOUTHERN DIVISION. The facts are stated in the opinion. in support of motion to dismiss or affirm: The defendant railroad company should be the complainant in the case — in fact it is the party naturally burdened with the responsibility of applying for relief.
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APPEAL FROM ’ THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, SOUTHERN DIVISION. The facts are stated in the opinion. in support of motion to dismiss or affirm: The defendant railroad company should be the complainant in the case — in fact it is the party naturally burdened with the responsibility of applying for relief. It is not made a complainant in express terms, nor is any reason set forth in the bill why it was not made the sole complainant or at least one of the complainants. There is no reason assigned why it is made a defendant. No relief is asked against…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill in equity to prohibit the collection of a judgment rendered by a Michigan state court against a railroad company, and also of a judgment against the plaintiff corporation upon a bond given by it as surety when the railroad took the case to the Supreme Court of the State. See Culver v. South Haven & Eastern R. R. Co., 144 Michigan, 254; Culver v. Fidelity & Deposit Co., 149 Michigan, 630. The ground is that the original judgment was got by fraud. The plaintiff Steele had contracted with the surety company and also with purchasers of the railroad to pay the judgment against the…
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