Wheeler v. Pullman Iron & Steel Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding. Appellants filed their bill in the Superior Court of Cook county, against the Pullman Iron and Steel Company, the Pullman Palace Car Company, the Pullman Loan and Savings Bank, George M. Pullman, and others, alleging, in substance, that in October, 1883, Frank B. Felt, James P. Perkins, George M. Pullman and John W. Doane were equal owners of a certain patent for the making of railway spikes; that such persons, for the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shops
Without pausing to consider the ground of objection that the bill is multifarious, we are of opinion that the demurrer thereto was, on other grounds, properly sustained, and complainants electing to stand by their bill, it was properly dismissed.
It is insisted that the bill may be maintained upon either of two grounds: First, as a bill to dissolve the corporation, wind up its affairs, and distribute its assets; and second, as a bill for an accounting between this corporation and the Pullman Palace Car Company and other creditors.
In the absence of statutory authority, courts of chancery had no…
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