Goodwin v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill for an injunction against the granting of free passes, by the respondents, to members of the General Assembly and other state officers; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County. Facts found and petition dismissed by the court, (Beardsley, J.,') and motion in error by the petitioner. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFoster, J.
The order and decree of the Superior Court, dismissing this bill, is brought here for revision by a motion in error. The petitioner alleges that he is and for a long time has been, a stockholder in the respondent railroad company ; that the object and business of said company is the transportation of passengers and freight for hire; and that the chief income and property of said company is derived from the sale of tickets and passes contracting for such transportation. That for a long time heretofore, to wit, for a period of more than one year prior to the date of the petition, the said…
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