Peterborough R. R. v. Boston & M. R. R.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire; Edgar Aldrich, Judge. Bill by the Peterborough Railroad against the Boston & Maine Railroad. There was a decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.
This is a bill in equity for the specific performance of a contract. The suit was brought in the federal court for the District of New Hampshire. The plaintiff is alleged to be a New Hampshire corporation and a citizen of that state. The defendants are alleged to be Massachusetts corporations and citizens of that state. The contract in question is embodied in a lease given by the plaintiff corporation to the defendant, the Boston & Lowell Corporation, and by it assigned to the defendant, the Boston & Maine Railroad. By the lease the Peterborough Railroad leased its…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Railway Co. v. Whitton's AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. CodySupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Boston & M. R. R. v. HurdCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1901
- Case v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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