Legal Opinion
Smith v. Hoboken Railroad, Warehouse & Steamship Connecting Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 29, 1946No. 384PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad Co. (the debtor) operates a terminal switching railroad along the waterfront at Hoboken, New Jersey. It is a common carrier subject to the provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act. 24 Stat. 379, 41 Stat. 474, 49 Stat. 543, 54 Stat. 899, 49 U. S. C. § 1. The major part of its right-of-way and line of railroad is held by it under a 99-year lease from respondent dated June 19, 1906. In 1943 the debtor filed a peti tion for reorganization under § 77 of the Bankruptcy Act (49 Stat. 1969, 53 Stat. 1406, 11 U. S. C. § 205) in the District Court for the District of New…
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