Francis v. Brigham-Hopkins Co.
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court, No. 2, of Baltimore City, when the following opinion was delivered by Gorter, J. The Brigham-Hopkins Company, of Baltimore City, at the time of the occurrence of the acts in this suit complained of, viz., in the years 1905 and 1906, was a corporation duly incorporated under the General Laws of Maryland, having become so in the year 1890, when its certificate of incorporation was filed in the clerk’s office of the Superior Court of Baltimore…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court, No. 2, of Baltimore City, when the following opinion was delivered by Gorter, J. The Brigham-Hopkins Company, of Baltimore City, at the time of the occurrence of the acts in this suit complained of, viz., in the years 1905 and 1906, was a corporation duly incorporated under the General Laws of Maryland, having become so in the year 1890, when its certificate of incorporation was filed in the clerk’s office of the Superior Court of Baltimore City. Its business was that of manufacturing hats; - its capital stock at the time in question was $300,000 divided into…
1Opinion of the CourtPearce, J.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City, dismissing the plaintiff’s two bills of complaint in certain consolidated cases which will now be explained.
The first bill was filed by Isaac H. Francis, Jr., as stockholder, against The Brigham-Hopkins Company, a corpora tion under the laws of the State of Maryland, and Robert D. Hopkins. The plaintiff sued, not only in his own behalf, but also on behalf of all other stockholders of the said Brigham-Hopkins Company, who should come in and contribute to the expenses of the suit.
The bill alleged that during the…
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