Sprigg v. Western Telegraph Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The Western Telegraph Company was created hy special Act of the Legislature of Maryland, 1846, ch. 39, to continue for a period of thirty years. And the Legislature reserved to itself the right to alter and amend the charter at pleasure.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The Western Telegraph Company was created hy special Act of the Legislature of Maryland, 1846, ch. 39, to continue for a period of thirty years. And the Legislature reserved to itself the right to alter and amend the charter at pleasure. Shortly before the expiration of this charter, steps were taken by a majority of the stockholders to reorganize under the General Corporation Act of 1868, ch. 471. The present bill was filed by one of the stockholders to obtain an injunction to prevent said re-organization, the Western Telegraph Company and the…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is an application by the appellant, a stockholder of the Western Telegraph Company, for an injunction to restrain the appellees and other stockholders, from organizing under the Act of 1868, ch. 471, known as the General Corporation Law of this State.
It can hardly be necessary to repeat what we have so often said, that in all ex parte applications of this kind, where the Court is asked to interfere by a process so summary in its character, and so liable therefore to be abused, it is the duty of the complainant to make a full and candid disclosure of all the facts within his knowledge,…
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