Legal Opinion

Continental Securities Co. v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 9, 1915No. Nos. 66, 67PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.

1Opinion of the Court

WARD, Circuit Judge.

These are appeals'from decrees of Judge Hough dismissing the bill of complaint in each suit. The precise question involved having been several times considered by the federal courts of this district, it will not be necessary to restate the facts at length.

Suit No. 1: The bill alleges that August Belmont, representing a controlling interest in the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and Thomas F. Ryan, representing a controlling interest in the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, agreed upon a plan to combine the operation of both companies in one hand. To that end early…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  2. Thomas v. Musical Mutual Protective UnionNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  3. People Ex Rel. New York Edison Co. v. WillcoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
  4. Continental Securities Co. v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1908
  5. New York Electric Lines Co. v. Empire City Subway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1911

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Champion Spark Plug Co. v. ReichCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
  2. Rodgers v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1958
  3. Huston v. Iowa Soap Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
  4. Fisher Flouring Mills Co. v. VierhusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
  5. Bolick-Gillman Company v. Continental Baking CompanyDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1961

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