Williams v. Morgan
Supreme Court of the United States
A r REAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF TIIE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bradley
In this case, the only question on the merits relates to the compensation which ought to be allowed to the trustees and receivers of a certain railroad mortgage for their services. A preliminary question, however, is raised, as to the right of the appellants to bring the case, here by appeal.
The New Orleans, Mobile, and Chattanooga Railroad Company, on the 1st of January, 1869, executed a first mortgage on its railroad and franchises to secure the payment of four thousand coupon bonds of §1,000 each, with interest at eight per cent, per annum. Oakes Ames and Edwin D. Morgan were the trustees.…
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