Horton v. Erie Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Orange county. Action by James E. Horton against the Erie Railroad Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJenks, J.
The plaintiff complains and the defendant admits that the defendant was on June 7, 1899, and still is, a domestic railroad corporation. Beyond this, there is nothing in the record touching the corporate status of the defendant. Purdy v. Railroad Co., 162 N. Y. 42, 56 N. E. 508, 48 L. R. A. 669, holds that the so-called “Mileage Book Act” (chapter 1027,' Laws 1895) is constitutional, so far as it relates to railroad corporations thereafter incorporated in this state, and that the amendment of that statute by chapter 835 of the Laws of 1896 is constitutional in all cases where the original act…
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