Spering's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the decree at Nisi Prius: No. 8, to July Term' 1867. The bill in this case was filed April 18th 1867, hjt Joshua Sparing, assignee*of the National Safety Insurance and Trust Company,' against James B. Smith, Samuel H. Ashton, C. Landreth Munns, Joseph B. Barry, F. Carroll Brewster, Edward L. Carter, Benjamin W. Jones, Henry L. Churchman, Francis Lee, Thomas B. Smiley, Stephen Coulter, Joseph Yerkes, Henry Diffenderfer, James L. Stevenson, William J. Reed, Peter…
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Appeal from the decree at Nisi Prius: No. 8, to July Term' 1867. The bill in this case was filed April 18th 1867, hjt Joshua Sparing, assignee*of the National Safety Insurance and Trust Company,' against James B. Smith, Samuel H. Ashton, C. Landreth Munns, Joseph B. Barry, F. Carroll Brewster, Edward L. Carter, Benjamin W. Jones, Henry L. Churchman, Francis Lee, Thomas B. Smiley, Stephen Coulter, Joseph Yerkes, Henry Diffenderfer, James L. Stevenson, William J. Reed, Peter Glasgow, Henry L. Benner, administrator, &c., of Henry L. Benner, deceased, and Michael A. Byrne, administrator, &c., of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by
Sharswood, J.
This bill was filed by the appellant as the assignee of the “ National Safety Insurance and Trust Company,” against the defendants, who were directors of the corporation, alleging fraudulent, illegal*and improper management of its affairs, extending over a period of more than ten years, from 1850 to 1861. The case upon the bill, answers and proofs was referred to a Master, who reported that the bill should be dismissed and a pro forma decree was entered accordingly.---- '
*20Upon a careful examination of the record and paper-books, which make…
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