Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
June 30, 1900
The Saint Paul Globe
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Judge Hanford in Seattle refuses Northern Pacific's request for a mandatory injunction against Seattle & San Francisco over joint track usage rights, stemming from a dispute on delegating track rights to a third party, possibly Union Pacific.
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
MUST AWAIT DECISION.
N. P. Is Refused Injunction Against Seattle Road.
The Northern Pacific legal department has been advised of an interesting decision, rendered by Judge Hanford at Seattle, involving the use of certain tracks used jointly by the Northern Pacific and the Seattle & San Francisco roads. The court holds that the Northern Pacific must await a final hearing and refuses to issue a mandatory injunction against the Seattle & San Francisco.
The case originated over a dispute as to the right of the Northern Pacific to delegate its tracks rights to a third party. It is commonly supposed that the coast line wished to give the Union Pacific entrance to the north coast over the disputed tracks.
N. P. Is Refused Injunction Against Seattle Road.
The Northern Pacific legal department has been advised of an interesting decision, rendered by Judge Hanford at Seattle, involving the use of certain tracks used jointly by the Northern Pacific and the Seattle & San Francisco roads. The court holds that the Northern Pacific must await a final hearing and refuses to issue a mandatory injunction against the Seattle & San Francisco.
The case originated over a dispute as to the right of the Northern Pacific to delegate its tracks rights to a third party. It is commonly supposed that the coast line wished to give the Union Pacific entrance to the north coast over the disputed tracks.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Railroad Dispute
Injunction Refused
Joint Tracks
Seattle Court
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Hanford
Where did it happen?
Seattle
Story Details
Key Persons
Judge Hanford
Location
Seattle
Story Details
Judge Hanford rules that Northern Pacific must await final hearing and refuses mandatory injunction against Seattle & San Francisco in dispute over delegating joint track rights to a third party, possibly Union Pacific.