Louisville & Oldham Turnpike Road Co. v. Ballard
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 35 — PETITION EQUITY — APPEAL PROM LOUISVILLE CHANCERY COURT. cited Civil Code, sec. 786; 1 Law Register, 612 ; 7 Porter, Ind,. Rep., 682 ; lb., 59. cited 16 Peters, 25-59 ; 4 Mon., 94; 6 Lb., 592; 11 Peters, 434; 6 Howard, 542; lb., 507 Smith pn Statutes, p. 414; 11 N. H., 19; 7 lb., 35 ; 8 lb., 398 ;. 21 Pick., 542 ; Civil Code, secs. 37, 120, 123, 796; 1 Bibb, 149;. 4 Peters, 514 ; 11 lb., 420; 6 How., 507; Hart vs. Providence R. R. Co., 4 Cush., Mass. R.
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE DUVALL
delivered the opinion of the court:.
The Louisville and Oldham turnpike road company was?, incorporated by an act of the legislature, approved February 26, 1849. (Sess. Acts 1848-9, p. 314.) The act confers upon; the company the usual corporate powers and privileges, and. subjects it to the duties and responsibilities usually incident to such corporations. It reserves to the legislature no power to alter or modify its provisions.
Under this charter the road was constructed. In March, 1856, the legislature passed an act, entitled “ An act for the benefit of the Louisville and Oldham…
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