Legal Opinion
County Court v. Baltimore & O. R. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of West Virginia
Decided June 16, 1888PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Equity. Bill for injunotion and other relief.
1Opinion of the CourtJackson, J.
The pleadings and proofs in this case disclose that the Grafton & Greenbrier Railroad Company had constructed a railroad from Grafton to Philippi in this state, which was completed about the 1st day of January, 1888. That during the construction of this railroad, it being represented to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company that it would be an important feeder to their main line, at the request of the Grafton & Greenbrier Company the Baltimore & Ohio Company advanced it money, material, and property amounting to about $90,000. That on the 19th day of October, 1883, the Grafton & Greenbrier…
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