Rutland Railroad v. Bellows Falls & Saxton's River Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Petition to the Supreme Court under V. S. 3864. Heard on petition and a motion to dismiss at a Special Term held at Burlington in Chittenden County, February 23 and .28, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtTaft, C. J.
The petitioner, the Rutland Railroad Company, has filed its petition alleging it is operating a railroad from Burlington to Bellows Falls, connecting with other roads, and owns terminal property in the latter place; it alleges that the petitionee is constructing a railroad between the village of Bellows Falls and Westminster, and when completed, will operate the same for the transportation of persons and property; that it will receive freight at various points on its road for delivery to points on or beyond the petitioner’s railroad in car-load lots and otherwise, and that the petitioner will…
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