Legal Opinion
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Frank
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 8, 1941No. 15PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jackson
The appellant, commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road, was organized in 1923 as a consolidated corporation under the laws of five states: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The agreements and articles of consolidation provided that it should succeed to all of the properties and franchises, contracts, and obligations owned by its constituent companies. Section 143 of the New York Railroad Law, under which the new corporation came into being, provided that “all debts and liabili*362ties incurred by either of such corporations shall thenceforth attach to such new corporation, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Snyder v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis R. R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Snyder v. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Rd.Ohio Supreme Court · 1928
3Cited by12 opinions
- Davies Warehouse Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Breeding Motor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Reconstruction Finance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1949
- Friedman v. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Interstate Investors, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. Mutual Life Ins. Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1946
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