Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Union Pac. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Nebraska
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
Brewer, Justice.
On the 1st day of May, 1890, that which on its face purports to be a contract between five railroad companies, — to-wit, the Union Pacific Railway Company, Omaha & Republican Valley Railway Company, Salina & Southwestern Railway Company, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, and Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Company, — was signed and acknowledged by the respective presidents of those companies, attested by their secretaries, and received the impress of their corporate seals. While five companies joined thus in the execution of this instrument, there were really…
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