Cherry v. North & South Railroad

Bleckley, Judge.

A certain person was the agent of a railroad corporation at a given station in Harris county, until the governor, by virtue of a provision in its charter, seized all its property for non-payment of interest on its bonds, which the state had indorsed. The-seizure took place April 23d, 1874, and *447the governor, in terms of the law, appointed a receiver. The receiver retained the same person to act as agent at the same station. Under this arrangement, the agent was required to give, and did give, a bond to the state for the faithful performance of his duties. . The corporation…