Legal Opinion
Great Northern Railway Co. v. Galbreath Cattle Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 19, 1926No. 138PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This was an action begun in a state court in Montana to recover for injuries to cattle shipped by railroad in interstate commerce.
In due time the defendant presented a verified petition, accompanied by a proper bond with good and sufficient-surety, for the removal of the case into the federal district' court for Montana-; but the state court denied the petition, accorded the defendant an exception, and proceeded to the disposal of the case on the merits. After a trial it gave judgment for the plaintiffs, which the Supreme Court of the State affirmed after a part of the damages awarded was…
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- Camp v. GressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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