Stone v. Jewett, Bigelow & Brooks Coal Co.

The Chancellor.

The appointment of a receiver under the statute is a matter that lies in the discretion of the Chancellor. Jones v. Maxwell Motor Co., 13 Del. Ch. 76, 115 Atl. 312. The fact that a foreign court has taken charge of the assets of a Delaware *257corporation located within its jurisdiction and appointed a receiver therefor with powers not alone over the assets but as well with powers of a general nature over the corporation, does not oust the Court of Chancery of this State from its jurisdiction under the statute to appoint a general receiver. Frankland v. Remington Phonograph Corp.,…