White v. White

The Chancellor:

To the relief prayed by this bill, two objections are taken in the answer of the defendant, John C. White, against whom also a recovery is sought, which seem to the Chancellor insuperable. These objections are independent of the merits and will be first considered.

The bill alleges, that prior to the year 1839, forty-six shares of the capital stock of the Manhattan Company of New York, were transferred to the defendant, Joseph White, in trust for the benefit of the complainants — that on or about the 28th of January, 1840, the said Joseph executed a letter of attorney to…