New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. Offield
Supreme Court of Connecticut
.Action to condemn two shares of the capital stock of the New Haven and Derby Railroad Company owned by the defendant, brought to and reserved by Hon. Edwin B. Gager, a judge of the Superior Court, upon a demurrer to the complaint, for the advice of this court. Superior Court is advised to overrule demurrer.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
For many years any railroad company of this State has had a statutory right to take a lease of the property or franchises of, or to lease its own property or franchises to, any other such company, with whose tracks its own may connect, and no limitation has been prescribed as to the term of the lease, provided it should be approved by a two-thirds vote of the stockholders in each.. General Statutes, §§ 3702,3703. In 1889 and 1899 the plaintiff was empowered to increase its capital stock until the year 1910, for the purpose of exchanging shares of it (on terms to be approved by a committee…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Greenwood v. Freight Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Bradley v. New-York & New-Haven Rail-RoadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
- Enfield Toll Bridge Co. v. Hartford & New-Haven Rail-RoadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1845
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad v. LongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Gates v. Boston & New York Air Line RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
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