IN RE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD CORP.

No. 62413.

143 F.Supp. 866 (1956)

In the Matter of BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD CORPORATION, Debtor.

United States District Court D. Massachusetts.

July 24, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Garfield, Boston, Mass., for New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.

Donald C. Starr, Boston, Mass., for debtor corporation.

Armistead B. Rood, Washington, D. C. (Casius Clay, Joseph B. Hyman, New York City, of counsel), for Boston and Providence Development Group.

Paul E. Troy, Boston, Mass., for Charles W. Mulcahy, Boston, Mass., Trustee of debtor corporation.

Nutter, McLennen & Fish, Boston, Mass., Ralph Montgomery Arkush, Lewis M. Dabney, Jr., New York City (Jacob J. Kaplan, Boston, Mass., of counsel), for stockholders (Freeman) committee.

Donald T. Field, Boston, Mass., for stockholders (Field) committee.


FORD, District Judge.

On January 15, 1954, the Interstate Commerce Commission (hereinafter called the Commission) filed in this court its Fourth Supplemental Report dated January 5, 1954, approving an amended and modified plan for the reorganization of the Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation (hereinafter called B & P).

Objections to the plan within the time appointed by the court (March 21, 1956) were filed by various groups of stockholders (Freeman...

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