First National Bank v. West River Railroad
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the court of chancery. The bill alleged that the West River Railroad Company, a corporation created by an act of the legislature of the state of Vermont, was, by its charter and an amendmentthereto, authorized to construct a railroad from Jamaica, in the county of Windham, through the valley of West River, to Brattleboro, in said county, and thence through so much of the towns of Brattleboro and Vernon as should be necessary to reach Massachusetts line, in said…
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Appeal from the court of chancery. The bill alleged that the West River Railroad Company, a corporation created by an act of the legislature of the state of Vermont, was, by its charter and an amendmentthereto, authorized to construct a railroad from Jamaica, in the county of Windham, through the valley of West River, to Brattleboro, in said county, and thence through so much of the towns of Brattleboro and Vernon as should be necessary to reach Massachusetts line, in said Vernon, or in connection with building its whole line, to consolidate with any other railroad or railroad company, so as…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ross, J.
If the facts disclosed in the orator’s bill, were not sufficient in law to entitle it to invoke the power of the court of chancery to compel the defendants to interplead and settle their rights to the $ 1,100 which the orator held, the court of chancery should have adjudged the bill insufficient on the demurrer of defendant Brown, and have dismissed the same. This would have remitted the orator and defendant Brown to the suit at law already pending in favor of Brown against the orator. The court overruled the demurrer, and decreed that the…
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