New Memphis Gaslight Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from Chancery Court of Shelby County.. F. H. Heiskell, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtBeard, J.
The Memphis Gaslight Company was a corporation organized under the laws of this State for the purpose of manufacturing and-furnishing gas to the city and citizens of Memphis.
On the first day of April, 1873, a trust deei *272conveying all of its property, rights, and franchises was made by the corporation to S. P. Head, as trustee, to secure the payment of $240,000 of its bonds, payable to bearer in the city of New York, each bond having attached interest coupons falling due semiannually; these bonds are still outstanding. For many years, the company was very successful, paying large dividends to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Twin-Lick Oil Co. v. MarburySupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Jackson v. LudelingSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Sanford Fork & Tool Co. v. Howe Brown & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Tradesman Publishing Co. v. Car Wheel Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Electric Light Co. v. Gas Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Southern v. Beeler, Atty.-Gen.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1946
- Kradel v. Piper Industries, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Hicks v. SprankleTennessee Supreme Court · 1923
- Basham v. Goodholm & Sparrow Inv. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Heiskell v. LoweTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
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