Legal Opinion
Franklin Trust Co. v. Peninsular Pure Water Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1908No. 737PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Norfolk.
1Opinion of the Court
PURNELL, District Judge.
Appellant is a corporation chartered and doing business in the state of New York. Appellee is a corporation chartered and doing business in the state of Virginia. By deed of trust or mortgage,,¡dated the 1st day of July, 1893, the Newport News Light & Water Company, a Virginia corporation, conveyed to the appellant, as' trustee, in trust to secure $1,000,000 of bonds, all its property and franchises then owned or thereafter to be acquired. Included in the property and franchises embraced in the terms of the said mortgage is the water pipe line of said Newport News…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Osborne v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Louisville Gas Co. v. Citizens' Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Clarksburg Electric Light Co. v. City of ClarksburgWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1900
- Savings & Trust Co. of Cleveland v. Bear Valley Irr. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1902
3Cited by1 opinion
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1958