Legal Opinion
Northern Pacific R. Co. v. Adams
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 23, 1904No. 143PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
192 U.S. 440 (1904)
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY
v.
ADAMS.
No. 143.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued January 25, 26, 1904.
Decided February 23, 1904.
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.
Mr. Charles W. Bunn for petitioner.
Mr. Reese H. Voorhees, with whom Mr. C.S. Voorhees was on the brief, for defendants in error.
MR. JUSTICE BREWER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
As the negligence of the company, found by the jury to have caused the death, as well as the resulting death took place in Idaho, the plaintiffs' right of action…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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3Cited by102 opinions
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