Montel v. Consolidation Coal Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany County, in Equity. This was a petition filed by' the appellants, charging that the appellee, under the provisions of certain mining charters to which it had succeeded, was bound to carry over its railroads, at certain rates, such coal or other merchandize as should be offered by other individuals or companies who might construct connecting roads; that the Spruce Hill Coal Company had, for the conveyance of coal from its mines, built…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany County, in Equity. This was a petition filed by' the appellants, charging that the appellee, under the provisions of certain mining charters to which it had succeeded, was bound to carry over its railroads, at certain rates, such coal or other merchandize as should be offered by other individuals or companies who might construct connecting roads; that the Spruce Hill Coal Company had, for the conveyance of coal from its mines, built such a road connecting with a branch road of the appellee, and for four or five years had shipped coal over the same,…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The proceeding in this case was instituted in March, 1873, by the appellants, against the appellee under the Act of 1864, ch. 371, and the first question to be decided is whether that Act is repealed by the general corporation law of 1868, ch. 471. The Act of 1864, in terms adds an additional section to Article 26 of the Code of Public General Laws relating to corporations, and the added section provides in substance, that if any person shall be aggrieved by any company incorporated by the laws of this State, to transport persons or property for hire, “by reason of anything done or omitted to…
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