Cornwell v. Sparks
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 229, Jan. T., 1914, by John W. Sparks and J. Maurice Wynn, Trading as J. W. Sparks & Company, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1913, No. 2395, for plaintiff on bill in equity for an accounting in case of Ella E. Cornwell v. The Philadelphia Company; John W. Sparks and J. Maurice Wynn, Trading as J. W. Sparks & Company, Alexander H. DeHaven, William B. DeHaven, Samuel Shanbacher, B. Frank Townsend, Jr., Jeremiah F. J. Murphy and William D.…
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Appeal, No. 229, Jan. T., 1914, by John W. Sparks and J. Maurice Wynn, Trading as J. W. Sparks & Company, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia Co., March T., 1913, No. 2395, for plaintiff on bill in equity for an accounting in case of Ella E. Cornwell v. The Philadelphia Company; John W. Sparks and J. Maurice Wynn, Trading as J. W. Sparks & Company, Alexander H. DeHaven, William B. DeHaven, Samuel Shanbacher, B. Frank Townsend, Jr., Jeremiah F. J. Murphy and William D. Grange, Trading as DeHaven & Townsend; and Andrew J. Reilly and Walter S. Humphreys, Trading.as Frank F. Bell & Company.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mk. Justice Elkin,
This case was so carefully and exhaustively considered by the learned president judge of the court below sitting as a chancellor, that very little if anything of value can be added by this court in disposing of the questions raised upon the present record. Keeping in mind the material findings of fact, which are not challenged, we must regard the defenses relied on here as purely technical and without substantial merit. No one can read the testimony in this case without concluding that the 65 shares of stock in controversy represented by two certificates belonged…
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