Union Bank of Richmond v. Oxford & C. L. R.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Circuit Judge.
In the year 1891, the Legislature of North Carolina chartered the Oxford & Coast Line Railroad Company, and, among other things, the act authorized the town of Oxford to issue bonds in aid of the construction of the said railroad. The town subscribed $40,000 and agreed to issue its bonds for that amount. Subsequently it failed to issue them, and the railroad applied to the state court for a mandamus to compel it to issue the same. A compromise was reached in that suit, whereby the town of Oxford agreed to issue $20,000 of its bonds for the purposes hereinbefore…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman's Palace Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Union Bank of Richmond v. Commissioners of OxfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
- Hawkins v. . PembertonNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Otis v. Cullum, ReceiverSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Missouri v. AngleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Oxford & Coast Line R. v. Union Bank of RichmondCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1907