Ouachita Packet Co. v. Aiken
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA; In equity. Decree dismissing the bill. Complainants .appealed. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bradley
The bill in this case was filed in the Circuit Court of the United States by the appellants, for themselves and all others in like interest who should come in and contribute to the expenses of the suit, against Catherine M. Aiken, administratrix of Joseph A. Aiken, and others, residents of New Orleans, doing business under the firm name of Joseph A. Aiken & Co., and against the city of New Orleans. The complainants are owners of steamboats plying between New Orleans and other ports and places on the Mississippi Eiver and its branches in other states than Louisiana; and the burden of their…
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