Complex sentence: These were refused him, and he resigned from the board and sued the railroad in September; his litigation against the SG&C and then against Magee in person to obtain the bonds ultimately failed, but the legal battle dragged on for twenty years.
Split into simpler sentences: These were refused him, and he resigned from the board and sued the railroad in September. His litigation against the SG&C and then against Magee in person to obtain the bonds ultimately failed, but the legal battle dragged on for twenty years.