Ralston v. Dodge City, Montezuma & Trinidad Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Ford District Court. Action by E. S. Ralston, trustee, Ed. F. Burrell, clerk, and H. J. Gyles, treasurer, and others, officers of Eairview township, in Ford county, against The Dodge City, Montezuma & Trinidad Railway Company, E. F. Kellogg, Harry Benjamin, and others. A temporary injunction granted plaintiffs was dissolved, and they bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The plaintiffs, who are officers of Fair-view township, in Ford county, commenced their action against the defendants to enjoin and restrain them from tearing up and removing, in that county, the track of the Dodge City, Montezuma & Trinidad railway, a short road of 26 miles, which was built in 1888 from Dodge City through Fairview township, in Ford county, to Montezuma, in Gray county, a distance of 26 miles. It has not, however, been in operation for several months, the railway company being insolvent, and having no means to operate the…
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