Criminal Law · MBE-tested

J. J. Broussard, Plaintiff in Error, v. R. R. Baker, Chief of Police of the City of Beaumont, Tex.

241 U.S. 639·Supreme Court of the United States·1916

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Opinion

No. 199. J. J. Broussard, Plaintiff in Error, v. R. R. Baker, Chief of Police of the City of Beaumont, Tex. In error to the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State Of Texas. Submitted January 20, 1916. Decided January 24, 1916. [MAJORITY — Per Curiam.] Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction upon the authority of (1) Consolidated Turnpike v. Norfolk &c. Ry., 228 U. S. 596, 600; Manhattan Life Ins. Co. v. Cohen, 234 U. S. 123, 137; Easterling Lumber Co. v. Pierce, 235 U. S. 380, 382; (2) Fischer v. St. Louis, 194 U. S. 361; Davis v. Massa chusetts, 167 U. S. 43; (3) Iowa Central Ry. v. Iowa, 160 U. S. 389; Washington v. Miller, 235 U. S. 422, 429; Roby v. South Park Commissioners, 238 U. S. 610. Mr. Frederick S. Tyler for the plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error.