Excerpt from Thomas C. Platt Vs. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Co. Et Al: Argument of Nathan Bijur, Counsel for Isaac L. Rice, in the U. S. Circuit Court, Philadelphia, Dec. 23, 1893 Now, so far as this bill is concerned, I think I have put myself clearly and unmistakably on record before this Court as to the motive with which it is brought, and the reason why it is brought to-day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.