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Show Happy Delendauts. Little Rock, 17. In the United States circuit court, to-day, was decided de-cided the case of Steacy el al. vs. Eiisha Atkins e( involving a million mil-lion or more dollars. The decision wns adverse to Steacy. The case grew out of the construction ol the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway. The company contracted wilh Wir-ren Wir-ren Fisher, nf Boston, to construct the road. Fisher was to receive in payment all the stock, bonds and lands, becoming virtually owner. Hesub-contracteil wilh Pierce, Steacy aud Yortoa to do the work. After ihey bad expended a Ure amount in construction, Fiaher failed, tjieacy et al. sued the company and received judgment for $1,000,000. The company com-pany being iusolveut he sued Alkius and olheis for the amouul of stock helJ by them. |