Bowling Green Trust Co. v. Virginia Passenger & Power Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Virginia
In Equity. Suit to foreclose railroad mortgage. On application by bondholders for leave to intervene. These causes were instituted in this court in the order named: The first to foreclose a certain consolidated mortgage given by the Virginia Passenger & Power Company on all its property and franchises, including the property of the Richmond Passenger & Power Company and the Richmond Traction Company — in which last-named companies the said Virginia Passenger & Power Company…
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In Equity. Suit to foreclose railroad mortgage. On application by bondholders for leave to intervene. These causes were instituted in this court in the order named: The first to foreclose a certain consolidated mortgage given by the Virginia Passenger & Power Company on all its property and franchises, including the property of the Richmond Passenger & Power Company and the Richmond Traction Company — in which last-named companies the said Virginia Passenger & Power Company owned a majority of the stock in each — and to have all of said property placed in the hands of receivers of the court,…
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, District Judge (after stating the facts).
The question presented for the consideration of the court is whether the petitioners, individual stockholders and bondholders of the defendant, the Virginia Passenger & Power Company, under the facts and circumstances of this case, should be allowed as such to intervene in these proceedings and be made parties defendant thereto.
The general rule in j'udicial proceedings, that all persons interested in a controversy should be made parties thereto in order that their rights may be determined and concluded, is conceded. That there are exceptions,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Kerrison v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Dimpfell v. Ohio & Mississippi Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Bronson v. La Crosse & Milwaukie RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Palmer v. Bankers' Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Fidelity Trust Co. v. Washington-Oregon Corp.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1914
- Firebaugh v. SeegrenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1932
- American Trust & Safe Deposit Co. v. 180 East Delaware Building Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1931
- Bowling Green Trust Co. v. Virginia Passenger & Power Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Virginia · 1908
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