Abilene Independent Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Taylor County ; Thomas L. Blanton, Judge. Proceeding by the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company against the Abilene Independent Telephone & Telegraph Company for the appointment of a receiver of defendant’s property to pay its indebtedness. From an interlocutory order appointing a temporary receiver, and from an order continuing the appointment, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
On January 5, 1916, the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company presented to the judge of the Forty-Second judicial district at Abilene, Taylor county, in chambers and during vacation, its petition alleging that the Abilene Independent Telephone & Telegraph Company was indebted to the plaintiff “in current account for labor, material, and rentals to the extent of approximately $15,000; that said defendant is insolvent and is unable to meet the said current indebtedness; that said defendant is indebted for bonds issued which are secured by liens on its property to the extent of more than…
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