Thornton v. Natchez
| Decision Date | 30 November 1908 |
| Docket Number | No. 462.,462. |
| Citation | 212 U.S. 559 |
| Parties | THORNTON v. CITY OF NATCHEZ. |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI.
Mr. Robert H. Thompson, Mr. Thomas A. McWillie and Mr. William C. Martin for defendants in error in support of the motion.
Mr. Wade R. Young for plaintiffs in error in opposition to motion to dismiss.
No. 462, Motion to dismiss or affirm.
Writ of error dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Thornton v. Natchez, 88 Mississippi, 1; S.C., 129 Fed. Rep. 86, 87; S.C., 197 U.S. 620; Harrison v. Myer, 92 U.S. 111; Moran v. Horsky, 178 U.S. 205; New Orleans Water Works Co. v. Louisiana Sugar Refining Co., 125 U.S. 18; St. Paul Gas Light Co. v. St. Paul, 181 U.S. 142, 148; Beals v. Cone, 188 U.S. 184; Winona & St. Peter Railroad Company v. Plainview, 143 U.S. 371, 390; Hammond v. Johnston, 142 U.S. 73.
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