Legal Opinion

Farmers Loan & Trust Co. v. Canada & St. Louis Railway Co.

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 17, 1891No. 15,646PublishedCited by 55 opinions

From the Elkhart Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.

The appellant asserts a prior lien upon a fund derived from the sale of a railroad owned by the Canada and St. Louis Railway Company, and the appellees, other than the railway company, contest the claim of the appellant, asserting that they hold prior liens under the lien laws of this State.

By motion in arrest of judgment the appellant attempts to challenge the counter-claims or cross-complaints filed by the mechanics, material men and laborers. Whether this attempt can prevail depends upon the effect of a decree made during the progress of the case. The recitals of the record material to the…

2Cases cited76 opinions

  1. Upton v. TribilcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  2. Thomas v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Sanger v. UptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  4. Muller v. DowsSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  5. Wood v. DummerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1824

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Lincoln Street Railway Co. v. City of LincolnNebraska Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Farmer v. St. Croix Power Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Hutchinson v. First National Bank of Michigan CityIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
  4. Terry v. DavenportIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Baker v. Yakima Valley Canal Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913

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