Legal Opinion
Carroll P. Reed v. Robert W. Meserve, Robert W. Meserve, Trustee, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 15, 1973No. 73-1147PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Meserve, trustee of the bankrupt Boston & Maine Corporation (B & M), appeals from a district court order requiring him to sell 8.5 miles of rail trackage in New Hampshire to appellee, North Conway Depot Company (Depot). Depot, a partnership, has since 1965 owned the B & M’s former depot, turntable, engine house, and sundry railroad properties in the Village of North Conway. It also owns a steam locomotive and passenger cars, and wishes to purchase the 8.5 miles of track in order to operate a passenger-carrying scenic or excursion railroad.
The disputed trackage…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. LowdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Smith v. Hoboken Railroad, Warehouse & Steamship Connecting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Railway Labor Executives Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Nebraska Ex Rel. Nebraska State Railway Commission v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1966
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- In the Matter of Boston and Maine Corporation, Debtor. Appeal of State of New HampshireCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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