Union Bank v. Ellicott
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the equity side of Baltimore county court, under the act of 1833, chap. W7. The bill in this cause was filed on the 4th June, 1834, by the President and Directors of the Union Bank of Tennessee against Thomas Ellicott, John B. Morris and Richard W. Gill, as trustees of the Bank of Maryland. .It alleged on behalf of the complainants, and all other creditors of the Bank of Maryland who should come in and contribute to the expenses of the suit, that in the…
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Appeal from the equity side of Baltimore county court, under the act of 1833, chap. W7. The bill in this cause was filed on the 4th June, 1834, by the President and Directors of the Union Bank of Tennessee against Thomas Ellicott, John B. Morris and Richard W. Gill, as trustees of the Bank of Maryland. .It alleged on behalf of the complainants, and all other creditors of the Bank of Maryland who should come in and contribute to the expenses of the suit, that in the prosecution of the complainants’ business as bankers, the Bank of Maryland became indebted to them in a large sum of money, to…
1Opinion of the Court
Buchanan, Ch. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This case being presented to us as judges of the court of Appeals, under the provisions of the Act of Assembly of 1832, ch. 197, we have fully considered the attested copy of the bill and proceedings in the same, and of the order of the judge of Baltimore county court refusing the injunction prayed for by the complainants, and we have also fully considered the arguments of the solicitors of the respective parties, and are of opinion that the complainants are not entitled to the injunction prayed for, and consequently that there is no error…
2Cited by1 opinion
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