Legal Opinion
New York State Railways v. Security Trust Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1929PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRodenbeck, J.
The right of the plaintiff to discontinue and abandon any portion of its railway system covered by the mortgage, of which the Security Trust Company of Rochester is the trustee, may be found in the terms of the mortgage agreement, or, if not contained in that instrument, may be obtained, under proper circumstances, through the exercise of the equitable powers of the Supreme Court.
The instrument under consideration is a mortgage upon the properties of the plaintiff, to secure bonds to take up outstanding underlying bonds, and for other purposes, and covers the railway system then owned and…
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