Vermont & Canada Railroad v. Vermont Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Vermont
Appeal from the decree of the court of chancery; The bill was brought in April, 1855, and set forth that the orators were incorporated by an act of the legislature of this State, approved October 31st, 1845, (see acts of 1845, No. 25 p. 65) and that the Vermont Central Railroad Company was incorporated by the same legislature by an act approved October 31,1848. (See acts of 1843, No. 53 p. 43.) That certain articles of agreement were duly entered into by those corporations…
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Appeal from the decree of the court of chancery; The bill was brought in April, 1855, and set forth that the orators were incorporated by an act of the legislature of this State, approved October 31st, 1845, (see acts of 1845, No. 25 p. 65) and that the Vermont Central Railroad Company was incorporated by the same legislature by an act approved October 31,1848. (See acts of 1843, No. 53 p. 43.) That certain articles of agreement were duly entered into by those corporations on the 24th of August, 1849, the 11th of January, 1850$ and the 9th of July, 1850, respectively, in the following words,…
1Opinion of the CourtBarrett, J.
Under the lease of August 24th, 1849, and the addition thereto of July 9th, 1850, the orators, with the co-operation of the Vermont Central Railroad company, proceeded in the completion of their road from Essex Junction to Rouse’s Point, and, upon such completion, the Vermont Central company took possession thereof, and, by themselves and the trustees under the first mortgage, with the incidental interposition of the court of chancery, have continued to possess and operate said road to the present time. The first and second mortgages were both made subject to the rights and duties provided…
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