Robert Cooper Grier

“ It nowhere asserts that they are acting under authority conferred on them by a legislative act which infringes the rights previously granted in the complainants' charter, or impairs the obligation of their contract. The answer puts in issue nothing but the construction of certain statutes which both parties admit to be valid. It is therefore abundantly apparent that this court has no jurisdiction to review the judgment of the Supreme Court of Michigan in this case. ”

“ The bill alleges, that the complainants were incorporated by an act entitled 'An act to authorize the sale of the Central railroad and to incorporate the Michigan Central Railroad Company,' approved March 28, 1846; that they purchased the Central railroad, according to the terms of their charter, and have since that time completed and run said railroad; that, at the time of the act, the State of Michigan owned both the Central and Southern railroads; that the management of the Central road was found onerous and unprofitable; that it was an object to sell the same ”