Erie R. Co. v. Kirkendall, 266 U.S. 185 (1924)

Erie R. Co. v. Kirkendall


No. 51


Argued October, 1924
Decided November 17, 1924
266 U.S. 185

CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF OHIO

Syllabus

1. A petition for certiorari must give adequate information concerning the record and essential facts. P. 185.

2. When the case presented upon argument differs radically from the one tendered by the petition upon which certiorari was granted, the writ will be dismissed. P. 186.

Writ of certiorari dismissed.

Certiorari to a judgment of the Court of Appeals of the State of Ohio affirming a judgment recovered by the above-named respondent against the railroad for goods lost in transit.