Alexander v. Fidelity Trust Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
■In Equity. Suit, by John S. Alexander and others against the Fidelity Trust Company, as executor,- etc., and others. On motion to •dismiss for laches alleged by way of answer.
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
The questions now raised come before us as on a demurrer in substance, and therefore only through the pleadings in the cause. As a consequence, we are concerned now only with the juridical history of the case. This, in its general outlines, is as follows:
The complainants have filed a bill in which they aver that they are the real owners of 60 shares of the capital stock of the Corn Exchange National Bank of Philadelphia. This stock stood on the books of the bank, and the certificate stood in the name of John Alexander, who was what may be called the holder of the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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