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FISHBURN V. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY. CO., 137 U. S. 60 (1890)
137 U. S. 60U.S. Supreme Court
Fishburn v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co., 137 U.S. 60 (1890)
Fishburn v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
No. 42
Argued October 31, 1890
Decided November 5, 1890
137 U.S. 60
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
Syllabus
In regard to motions for new trial and bills of exceptions, courts of the United States are independent of any statute or practice prevailing in the courts of the state in which the trial was had.
The overruling of a motion for a new trial is not a subject of exception according to the practice of the courts of the United States.