Legal Opinion
Prescott v. Williamsport & N. B. R. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
Decided February 11, 1908No. 24PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, District Judge.
This is a bill in equity filed for the purpose of recovering the principal and interest of eight bonds, eacli for $1,000, which were lost on the 5th day of November, 1884, together with all the coupons attached, including those due May 1, 1885. Answers were filed by both defendants, to which the complainant replied. From the pleadings and proofs we gather the following facts:
On or about the 1st day of November, 1882, the Williamsport & North Branch Railroad Company executed and delivered a certain indenture of mortgage upon its railroad and property to the Fidelity…
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