Farmington Village Corp. v. Sandy River National Bank
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On REPORT. Bill iii equity, heard on report to the full court upon bill, pleadings and proofs, to compel the surrender into court for cancellation of certain bonds and coupons issued by the complainant in aid of the construction of the Androscoggin railroad from West Farmington into Farmington Village in 1870-1. A principal ground for relief was based by the complainant on its right of cancellation to prevent a multiplicity of suits.
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On REPORT. Bill iii equity, heard on report to the full court upon bill, pleadings and proofs, to compel the surrender into court for cancellation of certain bonds and coupons issued by the complainant in aid of the construction of the Androscoggin railroad from West Farmington into Farmington Village in 1870-1. A principal ground for relief was based by the complainant on its right of cancellation to prevent a multiplicity of suits. The first case in which litigation arose, out of the issue of the bonds, is Dyar v. Farmington Village Corporation, 70 Maine, 515. The facts are stated in the…
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
This is a bill in equity brought by the Farming-ton Village Corporation against sixty respondents, asking the court that they may be perpetually enjoined from negotiating or delivering to any person certain bonds and coupons issued by said corporation and owned by the respondents, and that the same shall be surrendered, cancelled and destroyed.
The amount of these bonds is $19,800, besides the semi-annual interest coupons thereon for more than nineteen years.
Considerable litigation having grown out of the issuing of these bonds, and the fact that the court is now asked to have them cancelled…
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