Legal Opinion
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Spiller
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 16, 1927No. 577PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
In 1913, the federal court for eastern Missouri appointed receivers for the St. Louis and San Francisco Eailroad. In 1916, the system was sold on foreclosure, was purchased for the Eeorganization Committee and was conveyed to the St. Louis-San Francisco Eailway Company, which has operated it since. In 1920, Spiller recovered in the federal court for western Missouri a judgment against the old company in personam for $30,212.31 and for counsel fees taxed as costs pursuant to § 16 of the Act to Eegulate Commerce. Thereupon, he filed in the…
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