Railroad Co. v. Ellerman
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal.from the Circuit Court of the United.States for. the District of Louisiana. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
■The New Orleans, Mobile, and- Texas Railroad Company, one of the appellants, and the principal defendant below, is a corporation of the State of Alabama, by the original name of the New Orleans, Mobile, and Chattanooga Railroad Company, which has constructed a line of railroad from Mobile to New Orleans. It was authorized by its charter “ to obtain by purchase or grant from any person or corporation, and afterwards maintain, manage, use, and enjoy, any railroad property, and the appurtenances thereto, or any steamboats, piers, wharves, and the appurtenances thereto, that the directors may…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Georgetown v. THE ALEXANDRIA CANAL COMPANY, &C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1838
- Cannon v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Ellerman v. New Orleans, etc., R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Louisiana · 1875
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- The Chicago Junction CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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