Glenn v. Hatchett
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John P. Hubbard. This action was brought by John Glenn, suing as trustee under appointment by the Chancery Court of Richmond, Virginia, against Wm.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John P. Hubbard. This action was brought by John Glenn, suing as trustee under appointment by the Chancery Court of Richmond, Virginia, against Wm. T. Hatchett, as surviving partner of the late firm of Metcalf & Hatchett; and was commenced on the 14th December, 1886. The action was brought to recover eighty per cent, on twenty shares of stock in the National Express & Transportation Company, a corporation chartered under the laws of Virginia, in December, 1865, being the amount of two installments called for by decrees of said…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
This case involves different questions from those considered in Glenn v. Semple, 80 Ala. 159, and subsequent cases of the same character reported in' the 87th vol. Alabama Reports.
On September 20, 1866, the National Express & Transportation Company, incorporated under the laws of Virginia, executed to three named persons an assignment of all property,, rights, credits and effects of every kind, for the benefit of creditors. On a bill filed by some of the creditors in the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond, Virginia, plaintiff was, by the decree of the court, appointed trustee in the stead…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Scovill v. ThayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Glenn v. SempleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
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