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Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific Railroad v. Jacobson

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 10, 1900No. 28PublishedCited by 143 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME .COURT OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. This case comes here .by writ of error to the Supreme Court of Minnesota to review the judgment of that court, affirming the judgment of the District Court, directing the plaintiff in error and the WilLmar and Sioux Falls Railway Company to make track connections with each other at Ilanley Falls, in the State of Minnesota, where their respective tracks intersect.

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ERROR TO THE SUPREME .COURT OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. This case comes here .by writ of error to the Supreme Court of Minnesota to review the judgment of that court, affirming the judgment of the District Court, directing the plaintiff in error and the WilLmar and Sioux Falls Railway Company to make track connections with each other at Ilanley Falls, in the State of Minnesota, where their respective tracks intersect. The proceeding was duly commenced by the defendant in error, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 91 of the General Laws of Minnesota of 1895. The third section, a part of which…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peokham

Before entering upon the discussion of the questions in this case, we desire to say that the briefs filed herein during this term are in plain violation of the amendment to Bule 31, adopted at the last term. See 178 U. S. 617. The rule as amended is reproduced in the margin. The type used in quoting the statute is so small as to be exceedingly difficult to read. Many briefs are still printed on glazed paper. We shall hereafter insist upon. a strict compliance with the terms of the rule as amended.

This writ of error has beén sued out by the plaintiff in error alone, and various grounds are…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  3. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  4. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  5. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. Denver & New Orleans RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884

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3Cited by143 opinions

  1. Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. Int. Com. Comm. v. Louis. & Nash. RRSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. North Carolina Corporation Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  4. Washington Ex Rel. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. v. FairchildSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  5. United Fuel Gas Co. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1929

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