Heironimus v. Sweeney
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Two appeals in one recot'd from an order of the Circuit Court for Washington County, sitting in equity. The appellees were appointed by said Court receivers of the Washington County Savings Institution. In their first account, the assets then on hand were distributed among all the depositors equally.
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Two appeals in one recot'd from an order of the Circuit Court for Washington County, sitting in equity. The appellees were appointed by said Court receivers of the Washington County Savings Institution. In their first account, the assets then on hand were distributed among all the depositors equally. Certain special depositors then claimed that they were entitled to be paid out of the remaining funds the balance in full of their several special deposits and the interest thereon before any further payment should be made to the regular- weekly depositors. The different kinds of depositors were…
1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.
By order of the Circuit Court for Washington County, in Equity, receivers were appointed for the Washington County Savings Institution, a corporation. The questions in the present appeal arise on the distribution of the assets. By the by-laws there were three classes of depositors ; weekly depositors, special depositors, and dime or irregular depositors. Weekly depositors were those who agreed to make deposits not less than twenty-five cents, each and every week. Each of such depositors was furnished with a book containing a duplicate of his account and a copy of the bylaws of the…
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