Lackawanna Iron & Coal Co. v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE ■ APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH . CIRCUIT. The Houston and Texas Central Railway Company, a cor-' poration of Texas, formerly owned and operated in that State several lines of railroad, as follows: From Houston to Denison) a distance of .345 miles, known as the main line; from Hempstead, on the main line, to Austin, a distance of 118f miles, known as the Western Division; and.from Bremond, on the main line, to Ross, a distance of 58 miles, known…
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CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE ■ APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH . CIRCUIT. The Houston and Texas Central Railway Company, a cor-' poration of Texas, formerly owned and operated in that State several lines of railroad, as follows: From Houston to Denison) a distance of .345 miles, known as the main line; from Hempstead, on the main line, to Austin, a distance of 118f miles, known as the Western Division; and.from Bremond, on the main line, to Ross, a distance of 58 miles, known as» the Waco and Northwestern Division; It also owned lands donated by the State in aid. of the construction of its roads.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
In Southern Railway Co. v. Carnegie Steel Co., ante, 257, just decided, we had occasion to consider in the light of our previous decisions the principal questions arising in the present case. We need not repeat here what was said in the. opinion in that case as. to the general principles applicable in cases involving the' respective rights of mortgage creditors and of unsecured creditors in the earnings of an insolvent railroad corporation in the hands of a receiver.
The above statement of the history of this litigation shows that the Houston and Texas' Central Railway Company had three…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Kneeland v. American Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Thomas v. Western Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
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- St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. SpillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Atlantic Trust Co. v. DanaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Illinois Trust & Savings Bank v. DoudCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- LACKAWANNA & C. CO. v. FARMERS'LOAN & C. CO.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co. v. Kansas City Southern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
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