Legal Opinion

Guaranty Trust Co. v. New York & Queens County Railway Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 18, 1930PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Cardozo, Ch. J.

The action is one for the foreclosure of a mortgage given in 1892 by the Steinway Railway Company to a trustee for bondholders.

The mortgagor owned and operated a street railroad in Long Island City, and the subject-matter of the mortgage was the road so owned and operated, its rolling stock and equipment, and any after-acquired property necessary or convenient for use in connection therewith.

The defendant New York and Queens County Railway Company was incorporated in 1896 to acquire by merger the Steinway line as well as other lines in neighboring communities, i. e., in…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Pulllman's Palace Car Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
  2. Hodge v. . SloanNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  3. Zartman v. First National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
  4. Rochester Distilling Co. v. RaseyNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  5. Hoyle v. Plattsburgh & Montreal RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1873

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Neponsit Property Owners' Ass'n v. Emigrant Industrial Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
  2. COMMISSIONER OF INT. REVENUE v. Oswego Falls Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
  3. Oswego Falls Corp. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1932
  4. Nicholson v. 300 Broadway Realty Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1959
  5. Lingle Water Users' Ass'n v. Occidental Building & Loan Ass'nWyoming Supreme Court · 1931

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