Hodges v. S. & R. R. R.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of city of Portsmouth, rendered September 12th, 1890, in the cause wherein the appellant, Thomas M. Hodges, was complainant, and the Seaboard and Eoanoke Eailroad Company was defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtHinton, J.
On the first hearing of this case, a majority of the court not being able to agree upon the decree to be rendered-, a second argument was directed and had. Since that time I have reflected a great deal upon the case, and I now proceed to state very briefly the results of those reflections.
The question to be determined is whether the appellant is entitled to. have the injunction awarded him against the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Company, on the 31st day of July, 1890, which was dissolved on the 12th day of September, 1890, re-instated and perpetuated.
How, it is well settled by the common…
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