Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Baltimore & L. R.

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 1, 1894No. 88PublishedCited by 11 opinions

This Avas a petition bv Joseph M. Street for a mandamus to the circuit court of the United States for the district of Maryland, directing the allowance of an appeal from certain orders or decrees of that court in the case oi‘ Charles E„ Lewis, trustee, against the Baltimore & Lehigh Kailroad Company and others.

1Opinion of the Court

STMOUTON, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, a stockholder in the Maryland Central Kailroad Company (which afterwards was consolidated with another company, and was knoAvn as the Baltimore & Lehigh Kailroad Company), filed his bill of complaint against the Maryland Central Kailroad Company, the Baltimore & Lehigh Kail-road Company, the Mercantile Trust & Deposit Company, trustee of the first and second mortgage of the Maryland Central Kailroad Company, William Gil mor, and others. This bill was filed in Hartford’ county, ‘Md., and after reciting the existence of the first mortgage upon the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Humes v. ScruggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1877

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hamlin v. Toledo, St. L. & K. C. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1897
  2. Minot v. MastinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1899
  3. Credits Commutation Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
  4. Thompson v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
  5. Illinois Steel Co. v. RamseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910

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