Legal Opinion

Glenn v. J. C. Trees Oil Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 5, 1920No. Appeal, No. 86PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal, No. 86, Oct. T., 1919, by plaintiff, from decree of O. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1917, No. 2152, dismissing bill in equity in case of Coulter E. Glenn v. J. C. Trees, M. L. Benedum and H. S. Grayson, individually, and J. C. Trees, director and president of the J. C. Trees Oil Company, H. S. Grayson, director, general manager and treasurer of the J. C. Trees Oil Company, M. L. Benedum, director of the J. C. Trees Oil Company and the J. C. Trees Oil Company.

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Appeal, No. 86, Oct. T., 1919, by plaintiff, from decree of O. P. Allegheny Co., Jan. T., 1917, No. 2152, dismissing bill in equity in case of Coulter E. Glenn v. J. C. Trees, M. L. Benedum and H. S. Grayson, individually, and J. C. Trees, director and president of the J. C. Trees Oil Company, H. S. Grayson, director, general manager and treasurer of the J. C. Trees Oil Company, M. L. Benedum, director of the J. C. Trees Oil Company and the J. C. Trees Oil Company. Bill in equity for an accounting. Before Evans, J. The averments of the bill and answer and the proofs are set forth in the…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Moschzisker,

Coulter E. Glenn, plaintiff, sued in' equity the J. C. Trees Oil Company and the following persons, naming them as officers of that corporation and individually: J. C. Trees, director and president; H. S. Grayson, *78director, general manager and treasurer, and M. L. Benedum, director; after hearing, the hill was dismissed, and this appeal followed.

The hill avers plaintiff and his brother, H. S. Glenn, together with the three individual defendants, constituted all the stockholders and board of directors of defendant corporation; that the company either owned, or…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lehigh Valley Coal Co. v. EverhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
  2. Hoyt v. Kingston Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
  3. Reid v. ReidSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ParkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  2. Glenn v. TreesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  3. Orth v. Consumers Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. Underdown v. UnderdownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  5. Dietrich v. DaviesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922

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