Case: Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad Company v. Backus
Abbreviation: Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad v. Backus
Decision Date: 1894-05-26
Docket Number: No. 900
Citation: 154 U.S. 438
Volume: 154
Reporter: United States Reports
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Parties: Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad Company v. Backus,
Judges: Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice Brown dissented from the opinion and judgment upon the ground stated in their dissenting opinion in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company v. Backus, No. 899, ante, 421, 437.
Pages: 438–439

Head Matter:
Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad Company v. Backus,
No. 900.
Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana.
Argued March 27, 28,1894.
Decided May 26, 1894.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Brewer
delivered the opinion of the court.
Mr. John M. Butler for plaintiff in error.
Mr. Albert Greene Smith, Attorney General of the State of Indiana, and Mr. William A. Ketcham for defendant in error.
Case No. 900, brought by the Indianapolis and Vincennes Railroad Company to impeach the assessment made by the same board, in the same year, of its property, is so nearly like this in its material features that no separate statement of the special facts is necessary, and in that case, too, the judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Indiana will be
Affirmed.
Mr. Justice Harlan and Mr. Justice Brown dissented from the opinion and judgment upon the ground stated in their dissenting opinion in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company v. Backus, No. 899, ante, 421, 437.
Mr. Justice Jackson did not hear the argument in this case or take any part in its decision.