McCray v. Junction Railroad

Per Curiam. —

In 1852, Me Cray subscribed stock in the Junction Railroad Company, it then having a charter for a road from Rushville to the Ohio state line.

In 1853, said company consolidated with another railroad company, having a charter for a road from Rushville to Indianapolis, without the previous or subsequent assent of McCray. An act of the legislature of February 23, 1853, gave the consent of the state. In 1855, the company sued Me Cray for his stock, and he resisted the payment, on the ground of the consolidation above mentioned.

As the state consented to the consolidation, the act of…