Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Railway Co. v. Skidmore

Citations

• 69 Ill. 566

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence—certified copy of articles of Consolidation of railroad companies. In a suit against a consolidated railway company upon promissory notes given by one of the original companies forming the new company, copies of the articles of consolidation on file in the office of the Secretary of State, duly certified by the Secretary of State, and authenticated by his seal of office, are competent evidence to prove the consolidation, the same as the original articles would be.</p> <p>2. Consolidation of railroads—in what name to he sued. Whet e a railroad company, after the execution of promissory notes, is consolidated with another company, and the company thus formed assumes a new name, the company may be sued by the new name thus assumed, and it will be estopped from denying the name by which it is sued.</p>