Andrews v. National Foundry & Pipe Works, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. This was a creditors’ bill filed by the National Foundry & Pipe Works, Limited, against the Oconto City Water Supply Company, S. D. Andrews, W. H. Whitcomb, and others. An order granting a preliminary injunction was reversed on appeal by this court.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. This was a creditors’ bill filed by the National Foundry & Pipe Works, Limited, against the Oconto City Water Supply Company, S. D. Andrews, W. H. Whitcomb, and others. An order granting a preliminary injunction was reversed on appeal by this court. See 10 C. C. A. 60, 61 Fed. 782. Various other creditors interfered, and, after full hearing on the merits (68 Fed. 1006), a decree was entered fixing the rights of all the parties. Defendants appeal. Motion to dismiss.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
The appellees have joined in a motion to dismiss this appeal on the ground that the decree was not final. The brief in support of the motion contains this statement:
“The bill was filed, alleging, among other things, that the defendants Andrews and Whitcomb were personally liable to the complainant and oilier creditors for the amount of their claims, upon the ground that they were the owners and holders of stock for which no consideration had been paid. The prayer for relief asked that such stockholders be adjudged -to pay the claims of the creditors. The decree entered…
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