Jersey City & Bergen Railroad v. Morgan

Citations

• 160 U.S. 288
• 16 S. Ct. 276
• 40 L. Ed. 430
• 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2365

Syllabus

<p>In an action brought in a state court against a railroad company for ejecting the plaintiff from a car, the defence was that a silver coin, offered by him in payment of his fare, was so abraded as to be no longer legal tender. The Supreme Court of the State, after referring to the Congressional legislation on the subject, held that, “so long as a genuine silver coin is worn only by natural abrasion, is not appreciably diminished in weight, and retains .the appearance of a coin duly issued from the mint, it is a legal tender for its original value.” The railroad com- ' pany, although denying the plaintiff’s claim, set up no right under any statute of the United States in reference to the effect of the reduction in weight of silver coin by natural abrasion. Judgment being given for plaintiff, the railroad company sued out a writ of error for its review. Held, that this' court was without jurisdiction.</p>