Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Keokuk & Hamilton Bridge Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM tHE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. This was a bill in equity, filed July 25,1881, by the Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Company against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to recover deficiencies in tolls for the use of the plaintiff’s bridge, under a contract executed at the request of the presidents of those two railroad companies by the Columbus, Chicago and…
Read the full summary
APPEALS FROM tHE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. This was a bill in equity, filed July 25,1881, by the Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Company against the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, to recover deficiencies in tolls for the use of the plaintiff’s bridge, under a contract executed at the request of the presidents of those two railroad companies by the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railroad Company, which was made by amendment a party to the bill. The Keokuk and Hamilton Bridge Company…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
The principal positions taken in the argument for the appellants were, that the Indiana Central Company, the Pittsburgh Company and the Pennsylvania Company never authorized their officers to execute the bridge contract, or to bind them •by it; and that the contract was beyond the scope of their corporate powers. But the court is of opinion that upon the facts of this case neither of these positions can be maintained.
When the president of a corporation executes, in its behalf, and within the scope of its charter, a contract which requires, the concurrence of the board of directors, and the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Thomas v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Bank of United States v. DandridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Parkersburg v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- The BANK OF COLUMBIA v. PATTERSON’S Adm’rSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by152 opinions
- Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman's Palace Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- California Bank v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Jacksonville, Mayport, Pablo Railway & Navigation Co. v. HooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- McCormick v. Market BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
147 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.