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Charleston & South Side Bridge Company v. State of West Virginia, 1897 — 168 U.S. 704 · caselaw · US
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Charleston & South Side Bridge Company v. State of West Virginia
168 U.S. 704·Supreme Court of the United States·1897
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Opinion
No. 253.
Charleston & South Side Bridge Company v. State of West Virginia.
Error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of West Virginia.
Submitted October 25, 1897.
Decided November 1, 1897.
Mr. W. S. Laidley for motion to dismiss.
Mr. Malcolm Jackson opposing.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Morrison v. Watson, 154 U. S. 111; Miller v. Cornwall Railroad Company, 168 U. S. 131, and cases cited.