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Allen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 20, 1885No. 826PublishedCited by 61 opinions

APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES I OR-THE 'WESTERN DISTRICT OP VIRGINIA.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews

This is a bill in equity filed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, a corporation created by the laws o'f Maryland, and a citizen of that State, against the-appellants, who were defendants below, of whom Allen-is Auditor of Public-Accounts ; Revely, Treasurer, of the State of Virginia, and Hamilton, Treasurer of Augusta County, in that State, and all citizens of Virginia.

■ The complainant is the lessee in possession of certain railway lines-in Virginia — the Winchester • and Potomac, the Winchester and Strasburg; and the Strasburg and Harrisonburg Railroads — and also operates a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Taylor v. SecorSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Davis v. GraySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  3. Cummings v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Dodge v. WoolseySupreme Court of the United States · 1856
  5. Board of Liquidation v. McCombSupreme Court of the United States · 1876

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. In Re AyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. In Re TylerSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. Fitts v. McGheeSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  5. Pennoyer v. McConnaughySupreme Court of the United States · 1891

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