Stout v. Sioux City & Pacific R. R.

The facts are fully stated in the opinion.

McCrary, Circuit Judge.

This case is before the Court on a plea to the jurisdiction, which presents for consideration a question of importance in its application to this case, and probably, to other cases in this district. The facts are agreed upon, and are as follows:

Plaintiff, a citizen of Nebraska, sues the defendant, alleging that it is a citizen of Iowa, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained, as he alleges, at the town of Blair, Nebraska, on the 27th day of March, 1869, through the negligence of defendant in the management of a…