Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transp. Co. v. Scranton Coal Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Suit in equity by the Scranton Coal Company against the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Company, George E. M. Pratt, and others. From an order granting a preliminary injunction, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an' order granting a temporary injunction restraining the sale of nine certain boats or the sending of them from the Great Lakes or the St. Lawrence river beyond Montreal. Plaintiff’s rights were based upon a contract between.it and the defendant Transportation Company, dated January 17, 1916, the threatened sale of the boats for use in European waters, and the resulting irreparable damage because of plaintiff’s contractual obligation to ship coal and the impossibility of obtaining suitable vessels therefor. Plaintiff is alleged to be a citizen of…
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