Supreme Court of the United States March 2, 1896, 341 (Fishback v. Western Union Telegraph Co.)

Mr. Chief Justice Fuller,

after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

It is argued that under the ¿verments of the bill the Circuit Court had jurisdiction on two grounds : 1. Diverse citizenship; 2. In that the case made by the bill was one arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States.