HOWELL v. WESTERN R.R. CO.


94 U.S. 463 (1876)

HOWELL v. WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.S. Merrimon for the appellant.

Mr. W.N.H. Smith, contra.


MR. JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

The appellant in this suit is the owner of five bonds of $1,000 each, issued by the defendant corporation, and he seeks the foreclosure of a mortgage on the railroad and its appurtenances given to secure their payment. These are part of an issue of like bonds to the amount of $900,000, made at the same time, to wit, Oct. 31, 1870, payable thirty years after date, with coupons for interest attached, at the rate...

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