Humphreys v. Hopkins
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1DissentThornton, J.
I dissent. Action to recover a car. Trial by the court, and judgment in favor of plaintiffs. Motion of defendant for a new trial, which was denied. Appeal by defendant from judgment and order denying the motion for a new trial.
It is conceded that on the twenty-fifth day of May, 1884, the plaintiffs were by an order of the United States circuit court for the eastern district of Missouri, wherein the Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Eailway Company was a party, appointed receivers of the railroad, and all the property of the company, with power and instructions to take possession of the railroad,…
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