Woodstock Iron Co. v. Richmond & Danville Extension Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE'- . NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. The case, as stated by the court in its opinion, was as follows: This ease comes from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE'- . NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA. The case, as stated by the court in its opinion, was as follows: This ease comes from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama. The complaint, which was filed'in June, 1884, is as follows: “ The plaintiff, which is a corporation created by and under • the laws of the State of New Jersey, claims of the defendant, a corporation created by and under the laws of the State of Alabama, and located and having its principal place of busiT ness in the county of Calhoun, in the…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr.' Justice Field,
after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
As appears from the pleadings, which are set forth in the above statement, some time previous to November, 1881, the plaintiff below, the Richmond and. Danville Extension Company, a corporation created under the laws of New Jersey, entered into a contract with the Georgia Pacific Railway Company, a corporation created under the laws of Georgia, to locate and construct for the latter company, by the neai-est, cheapest and most suitable route, a railroad from Atlanta in Georgia through Alabama to Columbus in…
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