United States v. Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOE THE DISTRICT OF INDIANA. The facts are stated .in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This suit was brought to foreclose certain mortgages given to secure bonds issued by the Indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad Company. A final decree of foreclosure having been passed, the mortgaged .property was sold, and the sale was confirmed by the court. The United States intervened by petition, and asked that certain sums, alleged to be due to the government on account of .taxes, be first paid out of the proceeds.
It appeared that certain interest coupons of the bonds of the. company were payable, and were paid, on the first days of September and November, 1870, and that certain other…
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