Nashua and Lowell Railroad v. Boston and Lowell Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. In equity. Decree dismissing the bill. Plaintiff appealed.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. In equity. Decree dismissing the bill. Plaintiff appealed. The cause being reached on the calendar, it was argued on the merits on the 1.6th and 17th of December, 1889. Subsequently, the court having expressed a desire to have the views of counsel, either orally or by brief, upon the júrisdiction of the Circuit Court, the counsel for the plaintiff moved, on the 17th March, 1890,-for leave to argue that question; and, leave being granted, it was argued' on the 31st March, 1890. The questions at issue on the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
delivered, the opinion of the court.
This is a suit in equity to compel the defendant, the Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation, to account for various sums of money alleged to have been received by it and- used for its benefit, to which the' complainant was entitled, and also to charge the defendant Iiosford personally with the amount diverted by him to that corporation. The controversy relates to certain transactions growing out of a joint traffic contract between the plaintiff and the defendant corporations.
The plaintiff, the Nashua and Lowell Railroad Corporation, is alleged in the bill…
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