Hyer v. Richmond Traction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia. This case comes up on appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the Eastern district of Virginia. The cause was heard helow upon demurrer to the bill.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia. This case comes up on appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the Eastern district of Virginia. The cause was heard helow upon demurrer to the bill. The bill states, in substance, the following facts: The com- plainant is a civil engineer, who has been engaged in promoting and constructing street railways in various cities of the United States.- His attention was attracted to the city of Richmond as a promising field for his enterprise, and, having secured the assurance of assistance from…
1Opinion of the CourtSimonton, Circuit Judge
(after stating the case as above). The question in this case is: Is the contract set forth in the bill as the sole cause of action such a contract as a court of equity will enforce? There were two competitors before the municipal authorities of Richmond, each seeldng for himself, upon the best terms he could, the grant of a street-railway franchise. Apparently both of them were promoters,—that is to say, were without sufficient capital themselves, depending upon securing the aid, co-operation, or purchase of capitalists. The competition evidently was bitter and hostile, for *843the competitors…
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