Southern Ry. Co. v. North Carolina R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western North Carolina
TMs was a suit in equity by the’Southern Kailway Company against the North Carolina Railroad Company and others to establish the validity of a lease of the defendant’s road, and to enjoin threatened attacks thereon.
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONTON, Circuit Judge.
The Southern Railway Company, complainant, became the purchaser, at sundry sales for foreclosure1 under order of this court, of the property of the Richmond & Danvilk1 Railroad Company. Among other assets of the debtor company was a lease of the North Carolina Railroad, dated 11th September, 1871, for the term of 80 years. This lease-was purchased by, and became the properly of, the complainant. In August, 1895, as the result of negotiations between the Southern Railway Company and the North Carolina Railroad Company, a new lease was executed by the last-*596named company…
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