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· 3/4/1895

St. Louis, Cape Girardeau & Fort Smith Railway Co. v. Missouri Ex Rel. Merriam

Citations

  • 156 U.S. 478
  • 15 S. Ct. 443
  • 39 L. Ed. 502
  • 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2153

Syllabus

<p>The granting by the Supreme Court of a State of a writ of prohibition directed to an inferior court directing it to abstain from further proceedings in an action pending in it, and to a receiver of a railroad appointed by that court, directing him to turn over the property to a receiver appointed by another court ,of the State, presents no Federal question for the decision of this court.</p>

Judges: Shiras

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