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Union Pacific Railway Company v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company; Union Pacific Railway Company v. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
163 U.S. 6111896 U.S. LEXIS 2290·Supreme Court of the United States·1896
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Union Pacific Railway Company v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. Union Pacific Railway Company v. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company.
Nos. 41, 42.
Argued April 21, 22, 1896.
Decided May 25, 1896.
Mr. John F. Dillon and Mr. John M. Thurston for appellants.
Mr. J. M. Woolworth for Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co.
Mr. George R. PecTc for Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Co.
[MAJORITY — The Chief Justice:]
The Chief Justice:
These appeals were from the Circuit Court and the cases have just been disposed of on appeals from the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Appeals dismissed.