American Well Works Company v. Layne & Bowler Company

American Well Works Company v. Layne & Bowler Company by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Syllabus

American Well Works Co. v. Layne & Bowler Co., 241 U.S. 257 (1916), was an early United States Supreme Court case governing the scope of federal question jurisdiction.

Court Documents

Opinion of the Court

United States Supreme Court

American Well Works Company v. Layne & Bowler Company

Argued: and submitted May 5, 1916. --- Decided: May 22, 1916

Mr. David A. Gates for plaintiff in error.

Messrs. Paul Synnestvedt, Coke K. Burns, and J. M. Moore for defendants in error.

Mr. Justice Holmes delivered the opinion of the court:

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).