Ross v. South Delaware Gas Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Action by Rachel B. Ross against the South Delaware Gas Company for the appointment of a receiver. On petition of complainant’s counsel for the allowance of compensation for services rendered in the action. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The solicitor for the complainant in this cause has presented a petition asking that he be allowed compensation for legal services in instituting the suit for the appointment of the receivers. The South Delaware Gas Company was a public service corporation, engaged in the business of supplying gas to three towns. Its manufacturing plant was much out of repair, and almost unfit to be operated, and the company had not sufficient funds for its operation. The assets consisted of some real estate containing the manufacturing plant for manufacturing and storing gas, and service pipe…
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