Houston Canning Co. v. Virginia Can Co.

MILLER/ J.

This is a bill in equity filed by the Virginia Can Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Virginia, against the Houston Canning Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Alabama, the officers and directors of this corporation, the Firemen’s Insurance Company, a foreign corporation qualified to do business in Alabama, and J. D. Flowers.

The complainant by the bill as amended seeks to have an equitable lien declared in its favor for its pro rata share of the proceeds collected under two insurance policies on its property (two automatic closing can…