Legal Opinion
Lafayette Co. v. Neely
United States Circuit Court
Decided October 6, 1884PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Equity.
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
The objection that this bill does not show conformity to the ninety-fourth equity rule cannot, I think, be maintained. The bill was filed April 1, 1882, and if we date the alleged dissolution of the corporation at the time of the foreclosure sale on August 27, 1877, which is the very earliest date at which it can be said to have been dissolved, the suit was commenced within the five years allowed by our statutes for a dissolved corporation to bring suits in its corporate name, notwithstanding the dissolution. Tenn. Code, 1492-1497; Rogersville & Jefferson R. R. v. Kyle, 9 Lea, 691; Kelley v.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Greenwood v. Freight Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Shields v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Dimpfell v. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Detroit v. DeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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- Toler v. East Tennessee, V. & G. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Tennessee · 1894
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- Funck v. Farmers Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Taylor v. Pullman Co.Illinois Circuit Court · 1902