Tierney v. United Pocahontas Coal Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, McDowell County. Suit by L. E. Tierney against the United Pocahontas Coal Company, the Flat Top National Bank, and others, in which defendant bank joined plaintiff: in his contentions. ' Cause referred to a commissioner, and from a decree of the court for plaintiff: and for defendant Flat Top National Bank,- the other defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge:
Plaintiff, a minority stockholder in both the Indian Ridge Coal & Coke Company and Zenith Coal & Coke Company, brought this suit for the purpose of setting aside an alleged sale of the properties of these companies to the defendant United Pocahontas Coal Company, a corporation, upon the ground that said sale was 'in fraud of his rights, and deprived him of a substantial part of his interest in the two above-named companies. The bill prays that the sales be set aside, and the property of each of said companies restored to them if this could be done; if not, that the plaintiff be…
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