21 F. Cas. 1331
U.S. District Court
Decided November 15, 1868
U.S. District Court · decided 1868-11-15
Shoemaker filed a bill in this court against French for an injunction to prevent his act- . ing or claiming to act as president at the Alexandria and Washington Railroad Company, and the court passed an order directing French to be served with notice of motion, for injunction. After this order was passed. French filed his bill in the state court at. Alexandria, praying an injunction against Shoemaker for matters cognate to the bill in this court.
Decided 1868-11-15
¶1The jurisdiction of this court as to these matters attached when Shoemaker’s bill was filed here, and the order passed by this court. Therefore the jurisdiction of the state court was ousted, or must be exercised in subordination to the jurisdiction of this court:
¶2The injunction is granted according to the prayer of the bill.