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Sharkey v. Indiana, Decatur & Western Railway Company
186 U.S. 479·Supreme Court of the United States·1902
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Opinion
No. 447.
Sharkey v. Indiana, Decatur & Western Railway Company.
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
Submitted April 7, 1902.
Decided April 14, 1902.
Mr. John H. Hazelton and Mr. George C. Hazel-ton for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Rush Taggart for the defendant in error.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
Order affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Goldey v. Morning News, 156 U. S. 518.