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The Mercantile Trust Company et al., Appellants, v. The Texas & Pacific Railway Co. et al., 1911 — 223 U.S. 710 · caselaw · US
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The Mercantile Trust Company et al., Appellants, v. The Texas & Pacific Railway Co. et al.
223 U.S. 710·Supreme Court of the United States·1911
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No. 12.
The Mercantile Trust Company et al., Appellants, v. The Texas & Pacific Railway Co. et al.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Submitted October 23, 1911.
Decided October 30, 1911.
Mr. Murphy J. ■ Foster and Mr. William W. Green for the appellants. Mr. John F. Dillon, Mr. Chas. E. Fenner, Mr. W. B. Spencer and Mr. Chas-. Payne Fenner for the appellees. Mr. Walter Guión filed a brief as amicus curice.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam.]
Per Curiam.
Decree affirmed with costs. Herndon v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, 218 U. S. 135, 158, and cases cited.