Oregonian Ry. Co. v. Oregon Ry. & Nav. Co.

This is a bill for'an injunction requiring the defendant, as lessee of the plaintiff’s road, to conrplete the same, and put certain portions thereof in repair, and operate the same according to the covenants in the lease, or for the appointment of a receiver with authority to do such work at the expense of the defendant.

It appears from the bill that on August 1, 1881, the plaintiff being the owner of a railway in the Wallamet valley, commonly called the “Narrow-Gauge,” leased the same to the defendant for the period of 96 years, at a rental of £28,000 a year, to be paid in half-yearly…