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In re JONES, 1908 — 212 U.S. 561 · caselaw · US
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In re JONES
212 U.S. 561·Supreme Court of the United States·1908
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Opinion
In re JONES.
PETITION FOR MANDAMUS AND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THE SAME.
Submitted December 7, 1908.
Decided December 14, 1908.
Leave to file petition for mandamus to direct a suit against a corporation incorporated under act of Congress to be remanded to the state court, refused.
Mr. S. P. Jones for petitioner:
Thére was no appearance for any of the other parties.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
Motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus dénied. •
[As to the right of the Texas & Pacific Railway Co. to remove a case, on the ground that it is a corporation organized under an act of Congress, see Matter of Dunn, ante, p. 374.]