Cambria Iron Co. v. Union Trust Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
Fx’om the Wayne Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
The Richmond City Railway Company had operated a railroad over the streets of the city of Richmond for many years with animal power, and in March, 1889, the city council passed an ordinance granting the company a new franchise for the period of fifty years, and authorizing the company to operate its street railroads by means of cable, electric, or animal power “or either or any of them” upon the conditions recited in the ordinance. The company accepted said ordinance, as amexided, April 22, 1889, reorganized thereunder, and in January, 1890, to .secure its 200 $1,000 bonds executed to the now…
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