Morrill v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in equity, against tlie Boston & Maine Railroad and its directors, and against the Eastern Railroad and its directors and managers, in which the plaintiffs allege that they are stockholders in said Boston & Maine Railroad; that said Boston & Maine Railroad was chartered by tbe legislature of said state of New Hampshire, and, by the action of the legislatures of said Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, forms and constitutes a joint and continuous line of route…
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Bill in equity, against tlie Boston & Maine Railroad and its directors, and against the Eastern Railroad and its directors and managers, in which the plaintiffs allege that they are stockholders in said Boston & Maine Railroad; that said Boston & Maine Railroad was chartered by tbe legislature of said state of New Hampshire, and, by the action of the legislatures of said Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, forms and constitutes a joint and continuous line of route between said Boston and Portland and between said Boston and Great Palls, in said state of New Hampshire, and all…
1Opinion of the Court
Act of 1867, chapter 8 — To Prevent railroad monopolies. It will be convenient to look at the third cause of demurrer first. That is, "Because the said alleged contract is not contrary to any law of this state, and it does not appear by said bill that the same is unreasonable or injurious to the plaintiff." The bill is founded upon the act of 1867, ch. 8, which provides, sec. 1, "That two or more railroad corporations, chartered by the legislature of this state, constituting the whole or part of different lines of route for public travel and transportation between any two cities or towns, or…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- March v. Eastern RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1860
- Currier v. Concord RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1869
3Cited by1 opinion
- Davis v. Central New Hampshire Power Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1920