Beardsley Co. v. Ashdown & Co.

Wihliams, Judge:

The Beardsley Company, a corporation chartered for the purpose of “decorating, painting, papering, buying and sell-in'g wall paper, paints and decorator’s supplies and for the purpose of renovating; over-haúling, repairing and renewing buildings generally,” having its principal place of business in the City of Wheeling, becoming largely indebted and being threatened with suits, brought ,a suit in equity against its numerous creditors, praying that a receiver be appointed to take charge of its assets, and that he be given power to ‘ ‘ eom-*133píete its contracts and dispose of its…