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GURNEE v. BLAIR, 1879 — 154 U.S. 659 · caselaw · US
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GURNEE v. BLAIR
154 U.S. 659·Supreme Court of the United States·1879
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Opinion
GURNEE v. BLAIR.
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.
No. 988.
Submitted December 1, 1879.
Decided December 8, 1879.
Railroad Company v. Blair, 100 U. S. 661, followed.
Mr. S. Corning Judd and Mr. W. F. Whitehouse for appellants.
Mr. F¡. C.. Lamed and Mr. W. C. Lamed for appellees.
[MAJORITY — Mr. Chief Justice Waite]
Mr. Chief Justice Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case is not materially different'from No. 987, Railroad Co. v. Blair, 100 U. S. 661, and
An order may be entered similar to the one in that case.