Legal Opinion

Union Trust Co. v. Rockford, R. I. & St. L. R.

U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois

Decided October 20, 1874PublishedCited by 29 opinions

At law.

1Opinion of the Court

BLODGETT, District Judge.

It is not proposed to review at length the able and exhaustive argument of the counsel for the respective parties in this case, as it seems to us that a few of the propositions discussed •are sufficient for the purpose of this motion. The main question arising is one of great delicacy, and the histoiy of the jurisprudence of this country shows a most commendable disposition on the part of both the federal and state courts, not to impinge upon each other’s jurisdiction; but the delicate nature of the matter furnishes no reason why the court to which jurisdiction…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. O'Conner v. MullenIllinois Supreme Court · 1849
  2. Union Trust Co. v. Rockford, R. I. & St. L. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1874

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Merritt v. American Steel-Barge Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
  2. Adams v. Mercantile Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1895
  3. Memphis Sav. Bank v. HouchensCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1902
  4. Owens v. Ohio Cent. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of West Virginia · 1884
  5. Waters-Pierce Oil Company v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907

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