Re Metropolitan Railway Receivership
Supreme Court of the United States
PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS. These are original applications to this court for leave to file a petition for a mandamus, or, isn the alternative, for a prohibition, addressed to the Honorable E. Henry Lacombe, one of the Circuit Judges of the Second Circuit, commanding him and the Circuit'Court to dismiss the bill of complaint against the railroad companies hereinafter mentioned, and all proceedings therein, and to vacate injunctions therein issued by such judge, and also…
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PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS. These are original applications to this court for leave to file a petition for a mandamus, or, isn the alternative, for a prohibition, addressed to the Honorable E. Henry Lacombe, one of the Circuit Judges of the Second Circuit, commanding him and the Circuit'Court to dismiss the bill of complaint against the railroad companies hereinafter mentioned, and all proceedings therein, and to vacate injunctions therein issued by such judge, and also to vacate the orders appointing the receivers of such railroads, and to desist from exercising any further jurisdiction…
1Opinion of the Court
■. Mr; Jus'cice . Peckham,
after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
The petitioners base their application for relief in this court upon the contention that the Circuit Court had no jurisdiction in the case brought by the Pennsylvania Steel Company, and others,- against the New York City Railway Company, to appoint receivers, or to grant any relief asked for in the bill of complaint in that suit. And, as they have been denied leave to intervene therein, and they cannot appeal from the order denying such request, Ex parte Cutting, 94 U. S. 14; Credits Commutation…
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