Shawnee Sewerage & Drainage Co. v. Stearns
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OP OKLAHOMA. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of cases arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
It is contended that this case involves the construction or application of the Constitution of the United States, and that therefore the appeal has been taken directly to this court from the Circuit Court.
The appellant, we shall call it the Drainage Company, is a corporation organized under the laws of Oklahoma; the appellees are the mayor, clerk and the members of the city council of the city of Shawnee, a municipal corporation. The Walter Newman Plumbing Company and Walter Newman are also appellees.
A summary of the facts as presented by the bill is as follows: The city of Shawnee, a city of…
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