United States v. Interstate R. Co.

MeDOWELL, District Judge.

This is an action at law, in which trial by jury was waived. In March, 1920, four of the defendant’s directors lived in Philadelphia, and the remaining two directors, Messrs. Miller and Ayers, lived in Big Stone Gap, Va. On March 11, 1920, being under a mistaken belief as to the nature of the offer made in section 209, Transportation Act 1920 (41 Stat. 464 [Comp. St. § lOOTl^dd]), the four Philadelphia directors held a special board meeting and adopted a resolution accepting the offer made in said section. A notification of this resolution was sent to the Interstate…