Legal Opinion

Spangler Brewing Co. v. McHenry

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 5, 1914No. Appeal, No. 197PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Appeal, No. 197, Oct. T., 1913, by George W. McHenry, defendant, from decree of C. P. Cambria Co., Dec. T., 1910, No. 3, dismissing exceptions to master’s report in case of Spangler Brewing Company v. George W. McHenry. Bill in equity for an accounting. Before Stephens, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. The court awarded the relief prayed for in the bill. Defendant appealed. Error assigned, among others, was the decree of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Brown,

In the bill filed by the appellee for an accounting by George W. McHenry, its treasurer, the following are the material paragraphs:

“III. Section five of Article Two of the By-laws of the Spangler Brewing Company regularly adopted at a meeting of the stockholders of said company reads as follows:
“‘The Treasurer shall be elected by the Board of Directors. He shall be the custodian of the funds of the corporation. He shall receive and receipt for stock assessments and shall sign certificates of stock full paid up and ordered issued by the Board of Directors. He shall,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Luther v. LutherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  2. Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  3. Pennsylvania Schuylkill Valley Railroad v. Philadelphia & Reading RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
  4. Horton's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1850

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. McCandless v. FurlaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Houston v. Texaco, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Bowman v. Gum, IncorporatedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Eddy v. Ashley BoroughSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  5. Ratkovich v. Randell Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961

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