Hall v. Merrill Trust Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
In equity. On report. Bill in equity to enjoin the sale of 1282 shares of the capital stock of the Machias Lumber Company and held by the Merrill Trust Company in trust, and to determine the rights of the parties under a certain trust agreement. A preliminary injunction was issued.
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In equity. On report. Bill in equity to enjoin the sale of 1282 shares of the capital stock of the Machias Lumber Company and held by the Merrill Trust Company in trust, and to determine the rights of the parties under a certain trust agreement. A preliminary injunction was issued. A motion to dissolve this injunction was filed by the defendants and at the hearing thereon, it was ordered that the preliminary injunction be dissolved unless the plaintiff, James M. W. Hall, file a stipulation agreeing that the cause should be prosecuted to final decree, etc., which said stipulation was duly…
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
The Machias Lumber Company is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of Maine, engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber, and owning and operating valuable timber lands on the Machias River aqd mills at Machias, with an issued capital stock of 2552 shares. The plaintiff is the largest individual stockholder, and since its organization has been the president of the corporation which is admittedly a prosperous concern.
In January, 1905, the ownership was divided, broadly speaking, into three parts; the Hall interest, held by the plaintiff and his .family, and business associates,…
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