Purcell v. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.

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I have not prepared a written opinion in this case. While I have examined many of your authorities, I have not felt it necessary to review all these authorities in a written opinion. What I have to say, therefore, is more in the nature of my conclusions in the matter, with some references to the facts and the law.

The question as originally presented in this case by the bill Thomas Purcell filed originally, was the right of the railroad company to hold his coal, claiming a lien thereon for charges on former shipments and for acclaim of a balance due for construction of side-tracks…