Barr v. Pittsburgh Plate-Glass Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of tlie United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. In Equity. This is a stockholder’s bill, filed hy Samuel F. Barr, a citizen of the state of Maine, against the Pittsburgh Plate-Glass Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania; Edward Ford, Artemus Pitcairn.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of tlie United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania. In Equity. This is a stockholder’s bill, filed hy Samuel F. Barr, a citizen of the state of Maine, against the Pittsburgh Plate-Glass Company, a corporation of Pennsylvania; Edward Ford, Artemus Pitcairn. Emory L. Ford, and John Pitcairn, Jr., officers and directors of tlie said corporation; J. B. Ford, Edward Ford, Emory L. Ford, Artemus Pitcairn, and John Pitcairn, Jr., associated together under the firm name of J. B. Ford & Oo. The bill was filed against the above-named officers and directors on…
1Opinion of the Court
WALES, District Judge,
(after stating the facts.) The charges of conspiracy and fraudulent combination made against the defendants, and which are specifically set forth in the plaintiff’s bill, involve questions of fact which are to he decided on the proofs. These charges cover two distinct and separate transactions, which will be considered in' the order of their occurrence.
1. The sale and purchase of the Tarentum works. It is very clear that J. B. Eord was the original and sole projector of these works, and that he had made all the preparations for building them, by the purchase of land and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Twin-Lick Oil Co. v. MarburySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Leavenworth County Commissioners v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Fisher v. BoodyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1852
- Warrell v. Wheeling R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
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- Cowell v. McMillinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1910
- Eberhardt v. Christiana Window Glass Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1911
- Presidio Mining Co. v. OvertonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1919
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