J. H. Lane & Co. v. Maple Cotton Mills
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, at Charleston; Henry A. M. Smith, Judge. Bills by J. H. Lane & Co. and John M. Tallman against the Maple Cotton Mills and others, by J. H. Lane & Co. against the Hamer Cotton Mills and others, and by John M. Tallman against the Dillon Cotton Mills and others. Decree for defendants, and complainants appeal. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a decree of the District Court refusing to> set aside, at the instance of J. H. Lane & Co. and John M. Tallman, minority stockholders, a sale of the Dillon Cotton Mills, Maple Cotton Mills, and Hamer Cotton Mills, made in pursuance of a resolution of the stockholders. J. H. Lane & Co. owned 66 shares, of the par value of $6,600, in the Maple Cotton Mills, 40 shares, of the par value of $4,000, in the Hamer Cotton Mills, and none in the Dillon Cotton Mills. John M. Tallman owned 10 shares, of the par value of $1,000, in the Maple Cotton Mills, 30…
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