Andrews v. Smith
United States Circuit Court
In Equity. Demurrer and plea to jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the Court
Wheeler, D. J.
The defendants, citizens of Vermont, are trustees and representatives of trustees under the first mortgage of the Vermont Central Railroad, who have been in possession, after a default of payment, of that and the Vermont & Canada Railroad, (subject to a prior lien upon the income of both roads,) to secure the payment of rent to the Vermont & Canada Railroad Company.
The orators, citizens of Massachusetts, are holders and *834owners of the first mortgage bonds, and bring this bill, alleging in substance that the defendants, as such trustees, have received from the income of the roads…
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