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NEW YORK, C. & ST. L.R. CO. v. FRANK

No. 15.

314 U.S. 360 (1941)

NEW YORK, CHICAGO & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD CO. v. FRANK.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 8, 1941.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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.

MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

The appellant, commonly known as the Nickel Plate Road, was organized in 1923 as a consolidated corporation under the laws of five states: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The agreements and articles of consolidation provided that it should succeed to all of the properties and franchises, contracts, and obligations owned by its constituent companies. Section 143 of the New York Railroad Law...

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