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Terre Haute & I. R. v. Cox

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 18, 1900No. 509PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the ‘Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. On and before October 80, 1896, the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Company owned and operated a line of railroad extending from Indianapolis to the state line between the states of Indiana and Illinois, and as lessee operated the St. Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute Railroad, extending from a function with the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad at said state line to Fast St Louis; tile…

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Appeal from the ‘Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. On and before October 80, 1896, the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Company owned and operated a line of railroad extending from Indianapolis to the state line between the states of Indiana and Illinois, and as lessee operated the St. Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute Railroad, extending from a function with the Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad at said state line to Fast St Louis; tile Teme Haute and Peoria Railroad, extending from a junction with the St. Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute Railroad near…

1Opinion of the Court 1

After stating the facts as above,

2Opinion of the Court · GrossoupGrossoup, Circuit Judge

The lease, whereby the Indianapolis Company obtained possession of the Peoria Railroad, entered into October 1, 1892, in effect provides, that out of the gross earnings received by the former company from the operation of the latter railroad, thirty per centum shall be set apart, to be applied, (a) to the payment of interest as it matures upon the bonds of the Peoria Company, (b) to the payment of all the Peoria Company’s taxes and assessments, federal, state and municipal, (c) to the payment of rentals for the use of the tracks of other roads which, under an…

3Cases cited11 opinions

  1. National Bank v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
  2. Trist v. ChildSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Peters v. BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  4. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Louisville Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
  5. Louisville Trust Co. v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899

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4Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wabash Ry. Co. v. American Refrigerator Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
  2. Moorshead v. United Railways Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1907
  3. McCulloch v. Canadian Pac. Ry. Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1943
  4. Moorshead v. United Railways Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1906
  5. Lowell v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1922

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