Blunt v. Walker
Wisconsin Supreme Court
O o Cl w ¿a w o o M Q O Cl 3 ►3 *1 W o d o ft d tel This action was originally commenced by Charles Blunt, against Wiram Knowlton and his wife, the Milwaukee and Mississippi railroad company, and Gilbert Hurd. The complaint attached to the summons for relief set forth that on the 18th of May, 1858, Knowlton and wife made the note and mortgage to secure the payment of $675, payable in eight months at 12 per cent, interest, covering certain tracts of land in Prairie du Chien.
Read the full summary
O o Cl w ¿a w o o M Q O Cl 3 ►3 *1 W o d o ft d tel This action was originally commenced by Charles Blunt, against Wiram Knowlton and his wife, the Milwaukee and Mississippi railroad company, and Gilbert Hurd. The complaint attached to the summons for relief set forth that on the 18th of May, 1858, Knowlton and wife made the note and mortgage to secure the payment of $675, payable in eight months at 12 per cent, interest, covering certain tracts of land in Prairie du Chien. Hurd was declared against as a subsequent incumbrancer. The complaint set forth that on the 26th of February, 1855,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Dixon, C. J.
The decision of this court, recently announced in the case of Clark vs. Farrington, must be considered as decisive of the power of á railroad company, authorized by its charter to receive subscriptions to its capital stock in the manner in which such corporations usually are, to dispose of its stock to a subscriber upon credit, and as a security for the payment therefor, at a future day,- to receive from the subscriber his note and mortgage. That case arose under the charter of the La Crosse & Milwaukee Railroad Company. In this, the note and mortgage were given to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Root v. GodardU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Michigan · 1842
- Russell v. ToppingU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Illinois · 1850
- Burns v. DodgeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
3Cited by22 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- State ex rel. Heiden v. RyanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Rice v. Ashland CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
- Johnston Harvester Co v. McLeanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
- Coffin v. RansdellIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.