New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. Frank

314 U.S. 360 (1941)

NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD CO.

v.

FRANK.

No. 15.

Supreme Court of United States.

Reargued October 16, 17, 1941.

Decided December 8, 1941.

APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK.

Mr. William J. Donovan, with whom Messrs. John H. Agate, Ralstone R. Irvine, and Theodore S. Hope, Jr. were on the brief for appellant.

Mr. Louis J. Vorhaus, with whom Messrs. David Vorhaus and Joseph Fischer were on the brief, for appellee.

The appellant, commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road, was organized in 1923 as a consolidated corporation under the laws of five…