Vanatta v. Delaware & Bound Brook Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

On November 5th, 1875, the Attorney-General, ex-officio, filed an information in the nature of a writ of *283quo warranto, praying process against the Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad Company, and that they might answer to the state by what warrant they claimed to use certain franchises in the information set forth. Thereupon he caused to be issued to the defendants a summons, tested on the same day, returnable November 12th, 1875, calling upon them to answer the information, which summons was returned by the sheriff of Mercer county, “duly…