Pullan v. Cincinnati & C. Air-Line R.

MCDONALD, District Judge.

This is a bill filed by James Pulían against the Cincinnati and Chicago Air-line Railroad Company, and others. Pulían sues as a trustee for divers bondholders under a deed of trust in the nature of a mortgage.

The matter now before the court is a motion for a temporary injunction, and for the appointment of a receiver.

The facts and pleadings on which this motion is founded are substantially as follows: On the 16th of February, 1848, the legislature of Indiana enacted a charter authorizing a company to make a railroad from Richmond to New Castle, Indiana. The style of…