Brant v. Ehlen
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The appeal in this case was taken from a decree of the Court below, dismissing the hill of the complainant. The case is stated in the, opinion of this Court.
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
“ The Virginia Coal and Iron Company of Hampshire County, West Virginia,” was incorporated on the 16th of August, 1865, for the purpose of mining and shipping coal and other minerals, with a capital stock of $625,000, divided into 125,000 shares, of the value of $5 per share, 5000 shares of which were subscribed and paid for by the five incorporators.
At a meeting of the stockholders held on the 30th day of August, Ehlen, in behalf of himself and other incorporators, offered to sell to the company, a tract of coal land known as the “Sinclair farm” for $500,000, the purchase money to be paid as…
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