Loan Society v. Eavenson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal,.No. 211, Jan. T., 1914, by Marvin M. Eavenson, John Wills, J. W. Bowen, Charles A. Soars, Charles H. Jacobs, Henry A. Fry and Samuel Davis from decree of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 893, requiring discovery and an accounting, in case of the Loan Society of Philadelphia, a.
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Appeal,.No. 211, Jan. T., 1914, by Marvin M. Eavenson, John Wills, J. W. Bowen, Charles A. Soars, Charles H. Jacobs, Henry A. Fry and Samuel Davis from decree of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 893, requiring discovery and an accounting, in case of the Loan Society of Philadelphia, a. Corporation of the State of Delaware, v. Marvin M. Eavenson, John Wills, J. Wesley Bowen, Franklin P. Dickinson, Samuel C. Mead, Charles A. Soars, S. D. Townsend, Jr., Charles H. Jacobs, Henry A. Fry, Samuel Davis, Joseph F. Cotter, Frederick B. Driver and Joseph E. Sagebeer. Bill in equity for…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
This is a bill in equity brought by The Loan Society ofPhiladelphia, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, praying that the defendants, former directors of, the corporation, be required to account to the plaintiff for losses which occurred during their directorate by reason of their fraud and gross negligence in the conduct of the business. ' The bill included a prayer for discovery by each of the defendants of all matters appertaining to the transaction of the society during the incumbency of the defendants as directors. The cburt dismissed the…
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