Conway v. Taylor's
Supreme Court of the United States
James Taylor; executor of James Taylor, deceased, and Robert Air, filed their bill in equity in the Circuit Court of Campbell county, Kentucky, against Peter Conway, John J. Simmons, John Sebree, Ernest Klinschmidt, Bernard Delmar; John Sehenburg, Thomas Dodsworth, Daniel "Wolff, and the Common Council of the city of Newport. The prayer of the bill was, that defendants might be enjoined from invading certain ferry rights claimed by plaintiffs as set forth in their bill.
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James Taylor; executor of James Taylor, deceased, and Robert Air, filed their bill in equity in the Circuit Court of Campbell county, Kentucky, against Peter Conway, John J. Simmons, John Sebree, Ernest Klinschmidt, Bernard Delmar; John Sehenburg, Thomas Dodsworth, Daniel "Wolff, and the Common Council of the city of Newport. The prayer of the bill was, that defendants might be enjoined from invading certain ferry rights claimed by plaintiffs as set forth in their bill. Ah account was also prayed for, and a decree against the defendants, in respect of the moneys received by them in. violation…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne
The appellees filed their bill in equity in-the-Circuit Court of Campbell county, Kentucky, seeking thereby to enjoin the appellants from invading ¡the ferry rights claimed by them' as set forth in their bill, and also praying for an account and a decree against the appellants in respect of the moneys received by them in violation of the alleged rights of the complainants. The appellants answered, proofs were taken, and the case brought to hearing.
The Circ uit Court of Campbell county entered a decree against the appellants. They removed the cause to the Court of Appeals of Kentucky. That…
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