Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Boston & Providence Railroad Corp. Stockholders v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad

350 U.S. 926

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1956-01-09
Topic
litigation

How later courts describe this case

  • "It will not do to make the presumption . . . rebuttable and then make the standard of proof for rebuttal unattainably high. This is particularly true where, as here, the attorney must prove a negative, which is always a difficult burden to meet."

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*926 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Per Curiam:

The motion of Boston & Providence Railroad Corporation Stockholders Committee for leave to intervene or, in the alternative, to file brief as amicus curiae is denied. The motions to affirm are granted and the judgment is affirmed.