Raleigh County Construction Co. v. Amere Gas Utilities Co.

HatCher, President:

This cause was referred to a commissioner (to state an account, etc.) at the May term, 1930, of the circuit court of Raleigh County. The commissioner gave legal notice to. creditors of the defendant Gas Company to present their claims before him on July 21st. On that date, the plaintiff Construction Company and the petitioners, Sayre and Bowers. presented evidence of their respective claims. The defendant made no appearance before the commissioner until after he had completed his report, when it requested him to withhold the report until its attorney could further…