Legal Opinion
Cole v. Philadelphia & E. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
Decided November 6, 1905No. 9PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Equity. Hearing in matter of receivership.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, District Judge.
Sterling W. Cole, a citizen and inhabitant of the state of New Jersey, filed a bill in equity in .this court on October 23, 1905, against the Philadelphia & Easton Railway Company, a citizen of the state of Pennsylvania, alleging that he is the owner and holder of 100 shares of the capital stock of the defendant railway company, of the par value of $5,000, a first mortgage bond of $1,000, and a second mortgage bond of $1,000; that the corporation is insolvent, and unable to pay its maturing obligations ; that a large number of creditors are threatening to bring suit…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lehigh Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Towle v. American Bldg., Loan & Inv. Soc.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1894
- Park v. New York, L. E. & W. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1895
- Brassey v. New York & N. E. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut · 1884
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Mercantile Bank of the Americas, Inc. v. West Porto Rico Sugar Co.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1921