Legal Opinion
Old Colony R. v. New York, N. H. & H. R.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 25, 1938No. 379PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This case comes up on the appeal of both parties from an order in bankruptcy in a proceeding to reorganize the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad under § 77 of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 205. The Old Colony R. R. filed two claims against the debtor, which together contained seven different items; and the New Haven filed a cross-claim as a set off. The general background of fact was as follows: In 1888 the Old Colony R. R. leased the railroad of the Boston & Providence R. R. from that company for 99 years, and in 1891 the railroad of the Providence, Warren &…
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