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John Medley, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of West Virginia, 1913 — 226 U.S. 605 · caselaw · US
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John Medley, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of West Virginia
226 U.S. 605·Supreme Court of the United States·1913
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Opinion
No. 98.
John Medley, Plaintiff in Error, v. The State of West Virginia.
In error to the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of West Virginia.
Submitted December 16, 1912.
Decided January 6, 1913.
Mr. Joseph M. Sanders for the plaintiff in error.
Mr. William G. Conley for the defendant in error.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Spies v. Illinois, 123 U. S. 131, 181; and Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. v. Duvall; 225 U. S. 477, 485-486, and cases cited.