Meyer v. Construction Company
Supreme Court of the United States
The first case is here in error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. The remaining cases are appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. These cases present the following facts: On the 6th of August,'1870, the Delaware and St. Paul Railroad Company, an Iowa corporation, contracted with the Delaware Railroad Construction Company, also an Iowa corporation, for the construction of that part of its railroad lying in Delaware County, Iowa.
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The first case is here in error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. The remaining cases are appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Iowa. These cases present the following facts: On the 6th of August,'1870, the Delaware and St. Paul Railroad Company, an Iowa corporation, contracted with the Delaware Railroad Construction Company, also an Iowa corporation, for the construction of that part of its railroad lying in Delaware County, Iowa. The contract contained full specifications of the work to be performed and the prices to be paid, and concluded as…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
Three principal questions are presented by these cases. They are: —
1. Was the suit pending in the State court one which could by law be removed to the Circuit Court of the United States ?
2. If it could, was the application for removal made in time, and was it sufficient in form to effect a transfer ? and, ■
3. If the transfer was lawfully made, are the decrees of the Circuit Court, giving the mortgage priority over the mechanic’s lien and the title of the Delaware County Railroad Company, right ?
These will be considered in their order.
1. As to the right of removal.
The act of March 3, 1876 (18…
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