Swope v. Villard
District Court, S.D. New York
Bill by Swope against Villard and others.
1Opinion of the Court
TOWNSEND, District Judge.
The questions herein are raised by the demurrers of the defendants Colby, Hoyt, and Abbot to this bill in equity, brought by a stockholder owning 25 shares in the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, to enforce a cause of action in favor of said company against said defendants and Henry Villard. The said company and its receivers are also joined as defendants. The facts alleged as showing such cause of action against said Villard, Colby, Hoyt, and Abbot need not be fully stated,- in view of the conclusions reached; but, in- brief, the bill alleges that said defendants,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Booth v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
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