Legal Opinion

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Ohio

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided February 15, 1897No. 156PublishedCited by 45 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OHIO. The case is stated in tbe opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice White

The judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio to which this writ of error was prosecuted affirmed a judgment of the trial court rendered in proceedings by guo war-ranto ordering the defendant below, an Ohio corporation, to absolutely remove a bridge or to modify its structure by creating an adequate draw-span therein; the bridge being one by it erected and maintained over the Ashtabula River, a short distance above the point where that stream empties into Lake Erie. The legal conclusions of the lower court were rested upon certain specific findings of .fact, viz., that the bridge…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Shively v. BowlbySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. WILLSON AND OTHERS v. the Black Bird Creek Marsh CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1829
  3. Willamette Iron Bridge Co. v. HatchSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  4. Cardwell v. American Bridge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Withers v. BuckleySupreme Court of the United States · 1858

3Cited by45 opinions

  1. The Minnesota Rate CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. South Carolina State Highway Department v. Barnwell Bros.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Manigault v. SpringsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  4. SC Hwy. Dept. v. Barnwell Bros.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. Simpson v. ShepardSupreme Court of the United States · 1913

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