Western Division of Western N. C. R. v. Drew
United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of Florida
2 [In equity. The cases above mentioned being intimately connected, were argued and decided together, upon the pleadings and evidence. They related to two railroads in Florida; the Florida Central, extending from Jacksonville to Lake City, and the Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile, extending from Lake City to the Chattahoochee river, with the branch from Tallahassee fo St.- Mark’s.
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2 [In equity. The cases above mentioned being intimately connected, were argued and decided together, upon the pleadings and evidence. They related to two railroads in Florida; the Florida Central, extending from Jacksonville to Lake City, and the Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile, extending from Lake City to the Chattahoochee river, with the branch from Tallahassee fo St.- Mark’s. Suit No. 1 related to the Florida Central Railroad, suit No. 2 to the Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile Railroad, and suit No. 3 to both. The complainants in suit No. 3 were Hollanders, who had purchased over…
1Opinion of the Court
BRADLEY, Circuit Justice.
These cases involve vital questions relating to the title of and incumbrances upon two railroads, namely, that called the Florida Central Railroad, extending from Jacksonville to Lake City, and that called the Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile Railroad, extending from Lake City to the Chattahoochee river, including the branches from Tallahassee to St. Mark’s, and that leading to Monticello. It is conceded by all.the parties that both roads were duly sold by the trustees of the internal improvement fund, under the internal improvement act. in 1868 and 1869, and those…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Railroad Companies v. SchutteSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Holland v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1876
- State of Florida v. ANDERSONSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- State v. Jacksonville, Pensacola & Mobile RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1878
- State v. Florida Central RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1876
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