Hodge v. Meyer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by Nellie C. Hodge, as administratrix of the estate oí Hiram A. Hodge, deceased, and anofher, against Arthur L. Meyer and others. Judgment of dismissal, and plaintiffs bring error. Appeal from a dismissal of the plaintiffs’ complaint, in an, action at common law.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action by Nellie C. Hodge, as administratrix of the estate oí Hiram A. Hodge, deceased, and anofher, against Arthur L. Meyer and others. Judgment of dismissal, and plaintiffs bring error. Appeal from a dismissal of the plaintiffs’ complaint, in an, action at common law. Hiram A. Hodge and Frank I). White instituted this suit to recover .$2,500,000 as damages for an alleged wrong commuted by the defendants, in that, by their acts as set forth in the complaint, they caused a contract made by the…
1Opinion of the CourtManton, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The judge below dismissed the complaint on the ground that the acts complained, of, if wrongful, were wrongful as against the amalgamated company, and not the plaintiffs as stockholders. Undoubtedly, the intention of Hodge and Meyer, as obtained from the October agreement, was to provide for the amalgamation of the two railroad companies, thus making a continuous line, with profit to the railroads by reason of such consolidation. The. object of the January agreement was the amalgamation of the two companies, after having obtained the approval of the…
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