Berrien v. McLane

The Assistant Vice-Chancellor :

The bill is against the trustees of the Apalachicola Land Company, and against the cestuis que trust for the purpose of enforcing two agreements alleged to have been made by their lawful agent, one for the transfer of $13,500 acres of land, and another of 640 acres.

The trustees deny the validity of the claims, averring that whatever agreement may have been made by Peter Mitchell, with Thomas Vermilya, or with the complainant, it was not made by him as the authorized agent of the Company. These trustees have issued certificates or scrip to numerous individuals,…