Legal Opinion
Hinckley v. Railroad Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 15, 1879No. 90PublishedCited by 17 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
The main features of this case, as presented here on appeal, are embodied in the following statement signed by counsel: —•
“ To obviate the necessity of examining a large part of the very voluminous record filed in this cause, the. following statement is agreed upon between the counsel of the parties to this branch of the case.
“ Levi P. Morton et al., the holders of sundry bonds issued by the. Gilman, Clinton, and Springfield Railroad Company, secured by a deed of trust made to Thomas A. Scott and Hugh J. Jewett, as trustees, filed a bill in the Circuit Court of McLean County, State of…
2Cited by17 opinions
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