St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. Vickers

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St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. Vickers

122 U.S. 360, 7 S. Ct. 1216, 30 L. Ed. 1161, 1887 U.S. LEXIS 2114

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

DecidedMay 27, 1887

Docket282

StatusPublished

Cited by28 cases

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St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway v. Vickers, 122 U.S. 360, 7 S. Ct. 1216, 30 L. Ed. 1161, 1887 U.S. LEXIS 2114 (1887).

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*363 Mr. Chief Justice Waite-

delivered the opinión of the court. .

This judgment' is affirmed on the authority of Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad Co. v. Putnam, 118 U. S. 545; Nudd v. Burrows, 91 U. S. 426, 441; Indianapolis, &c., Railroa d v. Horst, 93 U. S. 291, 299. A state constitution cannot, any more than a state statute, prohibit the judges of the courts of the United States from charging juries with regard to matters of fact.

Affirmed.

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*363 Mr. Chief Justice Waite-

delivered the opinión of the court. .

This judgment' is affirmed on the authority of Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad Co. v. Putnam, 118 U. S. 545; Nudd v. Burrows, 91 U. S. 426, 441; Indianapolis, &c., Railroa d v. Horst, 93 U. S. 291, 299. A state constitution cannot, any more than a state statute, prohibit the judges of the courts of the United States from charging juries with regard to matters of fact.

Affirmed.

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