Chaffee v. Rutland Railroad
Supreme Court of Vermont
General assumpsit. Heard on the report of a referee, September Term, 1879, Rutland County, Dunton, J., presiding. Judgment pro forma for the defendant. The case was referred to Hon. Jonathan Ross, who reported substantially the following facts. The action was brought to recover the amount of certain certificates. The following are copies: [No. 1.] SCRIP DIVIDEND, RUTLAND RAILROAD, FEBRUARY 1, 1872. RUTLAND RAILROAD COMPANY. $..........
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General assumpsit. Heard on the report of a referee, September Term, 1879, Rutland County, Dunton, J., presiding. Judgment pro forma for the defendant. The case was referred to Hon. Jonathan Ross, who reported substantially the following facts. The action was brought to recover the amount of certain certificates. The following are copies: [No. 1.] SCRIP DIVIDEND, RUTLAND RAILROAD, FEBRUARY 1, 1872. RUTLAND RAILROAD COMPANY. $.......... Rutland, Yt., February 1st, 1872. This certificate entitles the holder to the sum of................... Dollars, with interest thereon after date, in…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Veazey, J.
The Rutland & Burlington R. R. Co. had two mortgages resting upon its- property, and the road was in possession of, and being operated by, the trustees of the second mortgage bondholders. The trustees of the first mortgage bondholders had brought suit to foreclose that mortgage. While this suit was pending the-bondholders under the second mortgage obtained an act of incorporation under the name of the Rutland R. R. Co., for the purpose of “ holding, maintaining and operating ” said R. & B. Railroad, and in July of that year, 1867, the company…
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