Speights v. Peters
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the equity side of Baltimore county count.. The bill in this case was filed by the appellee, the complainant, against the appellant, as defendant, on the 16th of December, 1850, for an account, and the appointment of a receiver.
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Appeal from the equity side of Baltimore county count.. The bill in this case was filed by the appellee, the complainant, against the appellant, as defendant, on the 16th of December, 1850, for an account, and the appointment of a receiver. It alleges that complainant and defendants were joint owners of the barque Tarquín, complainant owning three-fourths, and defendant one-fourth, for which he had paid in cash, $200, and gave his note, now held by complainant, for $1487.40, the balance of his one-fourth. It was agreed that the vessel should be sent to San Francisco, on joint account, and…
1Opinion of the CourtPrick, J.
This appeal involves the propriety of appointing a receiver under the circumstances charged in the complainant’s bill, and the refusal of the court upon motion of the defendant, (the present appellant) to discharge the receiver so appointed upon the answer and testimony subsequently filed in the cause.
It is difficult to approach this issue between the parties, without encroaching upon matters which are more appropriately the subject of consideration in the further progress of the cause. The accounts between them, are a part of the record before us, but of course they come under review here…
2Cited by8 opinions
- In re the Estate of ColvinHigh Court of Chancery of Maryland · 1851
- Furlong v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1852
- Hull v. CaughyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
- Whitman v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1864
- Pearce v. JenningsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
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