Anderson v. Dent

Citations

• 79 Fla. 851
• 85 So. 151

Syllabus

<p>While courts will not by mandamus undertake to compel the continued operation of a railroad that does not and cannot pay operating expenses, yet a court of equity in enforcing contract liens upon railroad property for credits obtained upon the faith of thei railroad as a going concern, has no authority to order the operation of the road discontinued and the road 'dismantled to be sold as junk, at least when the State, who is interested in the continued use of the franchise granted to operate the railroad as a common carrier, is not a party to the proceedings.</p>