Beals v. Illinois

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri

Beals v. Illinois

27 F. 721, 1886 U.S. App. LEXIS 2158

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri

DecidedApril 15, 1886

StatusPublished

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Beals v. Illinois, 27 F. 721, 1886 U.S. App. LEXIS 2158 (circtedmo 1886).

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Opinion

Treat, J.,

(orally.) I do not propose this morning to go through a detailed consideration of the record in this case. It suffices that the second railroad corporation, which was the successor of the first railroad corporation, issued bonds. The subject-matter of the validity of those bonds was fully heard in a court of competent jurisdiction, and the bonds were pronounced void. Now, here is an attempt to charge the successor of the second corporation with those bonds, which have already been pronounced invalid, without any allegations that would enable the court to fasten on the third corporation void obligations. I cannot understand the theory of the bill to be within any rule of law or equity, and it suffices that the state of the record shows that there is nothing to charge these parties defendants with any of those obligations.

The decree of the court will be that the bill be dismissed, with costs.

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Treat, J.,

(orally.) I do not propose this morning to go through a detailed consideration of the record in this case. It suffices that the second railroad corporation, which was the successor of the first railroad corporation, issued bonds. The subject-matter of the validity of those bonds was fully heard in a court of competent jurisdiction, and the bonds were pronounced void. Now, here is an attempt to charge the successor of the second corporation with those bonds, which have already been pronounced invalid, without any allegations that would enable the court to fasten on the third corporation void obligations. I cannot understand the theory of the bill to be within any rule of law or equity, and it suffices that the state of the record shows that there is nothing to charge these parties defendants with any of those obligations.

The decree of the court will be that the bill be dismissed, with costs.

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27 F. 721, 1886 U.S. App. LEXIS 2158, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/beals-v-illinois-circtedmo-1886.