Colburn v. Railroad

This is. an injunction bill, brought by two taxpayers of Hamilton County, to enjoin the delivery to the railroad company of certain bonds of the county issued to secure the building of a free wagon and foot bridge across the Tennessee River at Chattanooga, and to have' the bonds declared void and canceled.

The defendants, county of Hamilton and Chattanooga Western Railroad Company, demurred to the bill, and, on hearing, Special Chancellor W. L. Eakin overruled the demurrer, and made the injunction perpetual; but in the exercise of his discretion under the statute, granted an appeal, which was…