Legal Opinion

East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad v. Grayson

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 29, 1886No. 331PublishedCited by 63 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT OOURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. This was .an appeal from the- judgment of a Circuit Court, remanding a cause which had been removed from a State Court. This case is stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chief Justice "Waite

delivered the opinion of the court..

This is an appeal from an order remanding a suit' in equity which, had been removed from the chancery court 01 the eastern division of the State of Alabama. The bill was filed by John W. Grayson, a citizen- of Alabama., and a stockholder of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company, “ in his own behalf, and in behalf of all other stockholders . . . who may-come in and contribute to the expenses,” against the Memphis and Charleston Eailroad Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the States of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mis-'…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Central R. Co. of NJ v. MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1885

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