Pearce v. Madison & Indianapolis Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Indiana. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
the court.
The defendants are separate corporations, existing under the laws of Indiana, and were created to construct distinct lines of railroad that connect at Indianapolis, in that State. The plaintiff is the assignee of five promissory notes, that wei’e executed under conditions set forth in the declaration, and of which he had notice. The two corporations, (defendants,) some time before the date of the notes, were consolidated by agreement, and assumed the name of the Madison, Indianapolis, and Peru Railroad Company,-and under that name, and under a common board of management, conducted…
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