New York Court of Appeals
The People v. . the Albany and Vermont Railroad Company.
March 5, 186224 N.Y. 261
Summary
The Court affirmed the Supreme Court, holding that a railroad corporation organized under the general railroad act cannot be compelled by the State to reopen and operate an abandoned portion of its line, and that the State's only remedies are mandamus, quo warranto, indictment, or charter annulment, not specific performance.