First Nat. Bank of Cleveland v. Shedd
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. This was a motion to dismiss, united with a motion to affirm. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Chief Justice "Waite
delivered the opinion of the court.
The facts on which these motions rest are as follows: The Shenango and Allegheny Valley Railroad Company is a corporation organized under a charter granted by the. state of Pennsylvania to build and operate a railroad "from a point of intersection or junction with the Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad, in the township of West Salem, in the county of Mercer, to Bear creek, in the county of Butler. In March, 1869, the directors of the company "resolved to issue bonds to the amount of §1,000,000, and secure, them by a mortgage or deed of…
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