Goodyear Rubber Co. v. George D. Scott Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe City Court of Birmingham, in equity.Heard before tbe Hon. W. W. Wilkebson. A corporation when insolvent can not prefer a creditor. — Rouse v. Merchants National Bank, 46 Ohio St. 493; 5 L. ft. An. 370; Huse v. Ames, 104 Mo. 91; Hutchinson v. Green, 91 Mo. 367; Corbett v. IFoodioard, 5 Sawy. 103; 403; Hayioood v. Lincoln Lumber Go. 64 Wis. 639; Beach v. Miller, 17 Am. St. Rep. 291; Bicharás v. Insurance Go-43 N. H. 263; Sweeny v. Grape Sugar Go. 8 Am.
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Appeal from tbe City Court of Birmingham, in equity.Heard before tbe Hon. W. W. Wilkebson. A corporation when insolvent can not prefer a creditor. — Rouse v. Merchants National Bank, 46 Ohio St. 493; 5 L. ft. An. 370; Huse v. Ames, 104 Mo. 91; Hutchinson v. Green, 91 Mo. 367; Corbett v. IFoodioard, 5 Sawy. 103; 403; Hayioood v. Lincoln Lumber Go. 64 Wis. 639; Beach v. Miller, 17 Am. St. Rep. 291; Bicharás v. Insurance Go-43 N. H. 263; Sweeny v. Grape Sugar Go. 8 Am. St. Rep-88; Lamb v. Laughlin, 25 W. Ya. 300. Even Avhere tlie doctrine prevails that an insolvent corporation may prefer one…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
The case made by the original bill is substantially as follows: The Goodyear Manufacturing Company and the George D. Scott Company were, each of them, private corporations. The former company is engaged in importing the material of which India Rubber is made, and manufacturing it into merchandise for sale. The business of the latter corporation was that of merchant tailoring, and it dealt in gentlemen’s furnishing goods. The latter corporation became indebted to the former for merchandise purchased, — the indebtedness being due in August, 1890. The *441present suit is a creditor’s bill,…
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