Brown v. McDonald
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
The bill as amended was purely and simply a bill of discovery in aid of a proposed action or actions at law. The defendants demurred. The demurrer was sustained, and the bill was dismissed.
The plaintiff in the amended bill is Arthur K. Brown, who has brought the same as surviving receiver of the American Alkali Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of New Jersey.
The amended bill shows that on September 9, 1902, the plaintiff and one Henry I. Budd, Jr. (who since died), were appointed receivers of the American Alkali Company by the…
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- Safford v. Ensign Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1903
- Preston v. SmithU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri · 1886
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