Rowe v. Bank of New Brockton

The Bank of New Brockton, a domestic corporation, filed the bill in this cause to foreclose its lien, under section 3476 of the Code, on shares of its stockholders S. M. and C. J. Rowe. The averment is that C. J. Rowe, the owner of 2 shares, is indebted to the bank in a large sum, and S. M. Rowe, the owner of 10 shares, is surety for the obligation of C. J. Rowe. Bankruptcy proceedings were pending against the principal debtor, and the trustee of his estate is made party defendant. By amendment E. B. Peebles and Mercer Rowé are brought in as parties defendant upon an averment, in substance,…