Higgins v. Hocking Valley Railway Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Hocking Valley Railway Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York upon the report of a referee appointed to hear and determine the issues.
1Opinion of the Court
Merrell, J.:
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment entered on the report of a referee appointed herein to hear, try and determine the issues in the action, in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendant for $715,975.70,' principal and interest. The plaintiffs are trustees representing the holders of 1,127 of the corporate bonds of the Continental Coal Company, a West Virginia corporation. The defendant has been held liable as the guarantor of the bonds of said corporation. The Toledo and Ohio Central Railway Company, another corporation, also guaranteed the payment of said…
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