Hoxey v. Carey
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Muscogee Superior Court. Decision by Judge Iverson. November Term, 1852. The complainants having made various and lengthy amendments to their bill, and there being numerous defendants, at May Term, 1852, the Court passed an order requiring service of the amendments to be perfected on the defendants within sixty days, and that the defendants appear, and plead, answer or demur, on or before the next term of the Court.
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In Equity, in Muscogee Superior Court. Decision by Judge Iverson. November Term, 1852. The complainants having made various and lengthy amendments to their bill, and there being numerous defendants, at May Term, 1852, the Court passed an order requiring service of the amendments to be perfected on the defendants within sixty days, and that the defendants appear, and plead, answer or demur, on or before the next term of the Court. At November Term, 1852, complainant’s solicitor moved to extend the said order, so as to allow the complainants to serve the defendants within sixty days after the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Nisbet, J.
delivering the opinion.
The consideration of the motion to dismiss this bill, will involve all other points made in the assignment. The bill wras filed originally by Mr. Carey, assignee of the Bank of Columbus, against the stockholders of the Chattahoochee R. R. & Banking Company, to compel them to pay the debts due by the corporation upon its bills or notes. By amendment, all other creditors were allowed to come in as parties complainants, and some of them were accordingly made parties. A large number of persons were made parties defendants. Some were served at once, or…
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