Legal Opinion

United Electric Securities Co. v. Louisiana Electric Light Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana

Decided June 28, 1895PublishedCited by 12 opinions

This was a bill by the United Electric Securities Company, of the state of Maine, against the Louisiana Electric Light Company for the appointment of a receiver and other relief. The American Loan & Trust Company, of Massachusetts, and the New Orleans Traction Company, of Louisiana, have come into the case as interveners.

1Opinion of the Court

PARDEE, Circuit Judge.

As the restraining order already issued in this case maintains the statu quo, I had intended to take the record, and, after thoroughly digesting it, file an elaborate opinion covering the law and the facts; but being advised that other matters are pressing affecting the interests of the Louisiana Electric Light Company and the preservation of the trust fund, I have concluded to announce my already formulated views of the case, and file hereafter, if necessary, a full exposition of the equities involved.

At the outset, it is to be noticed that the question now before the…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Pacific American Gasoline Co. of Texas v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
  2. WESTON v. Reading Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Taylor v. Decatur Mineral & Land Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Alabama · 1901
  4. North American Land & Timber Co. v. WatkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1901
  5. Boldenweck v. BullisSupreme Court of Colorado · 1907

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