Peabody v. George's Creek Coal & Iron Co.

The subject of this appeal is two hundred shares of the stock of the George’s Creek Coal & Iron Company issued to Morris Rohinson, Agent, with certain accumulated dividends. One hundred of these shares, evidenced by certificate Mo. 616, were issued on September 8, 1838, and the remaining one hundred shares were issued as a stock dividend thereon in 1903, the certificate therefore being Eb. 3629. This certificate was not then, nor has it since been delivered to anyone. The original certificate was delivered, hut its whereabouts are unknown. For many yéars, until 1864, after the death of Morris…