Legal Opinion

Railroad Co. v. Rose

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided November 18, 1877No. 51PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swayne

This action was brought by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Company. A demurrer to its petition was sustained by the court below, and judgment was given for the defendant. We must, therefore, look to the petition for the point to be decided. The facts well pleaded are to be taken as true. The case made by the petition is as follows: —

The plaintiff was bound to pay the interest upon certain bonds. • The interest accruing from the 1st of January to the 1st of July, 1870, amounting to $185,500, matured upon the latter day, and within ten days from that time were paid to the…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. Welch v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Milliken v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Commonwealth v. Budd Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
  4. Railroad Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  5. Diehl v. OgorewacDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993

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