Legal Opinion

Pollitz v. Wabash R.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 8, 1910No. 109PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by James Pollitz against the Wabash Railroad Company and others. Decree for defendents (187 Fed. 145), and complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

WARD, Circuit Judge.

The complainant, a citizen of the state of New York, is the owner of 1,000 shares of the common stock of the Wabash Railroad Company, a consolidated corporation under the laws of Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois, one of the defendants. The railroad company after long negotiations entered into an agreement with a committee representing its debenture mortgage bondholders to exchange those bonds, aggregating $30,000,000, for bonds of a new issue, together with common and preferred stock aggregating a much larger sum. October 20, 1906, this agreement was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte WisnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Torrence v. SheddSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Graves v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  4. Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper & Silver Mining Co. v. Montana Ore Purchasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
  5. Thorn Wire Hedge Co. v. FullerSupreme Court of the United States · 1887

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Venner v. Southern Pac. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
  2. Wallace v. Motor Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
  3. Enger v. Northern Finance CorporationDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1929
  4. Windholz v. EverettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
  5. Collins v. Public Service Commission of MissouriDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1955

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