Bankers' Trust Co. v. Virginia Ry. & Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. Suits in equity by the Metropolitan Trust Company and others against the Virginia Passenger & Power Company and others. From orders denying them leave to intervene, the Bankers’ Trust Company, Executor, and Thomas O’Connor and others, separately appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
An outline of the complex litigation concerning the light and power companies of the city of Richmond and vicinity is given in a former appeal. 229 Fed. 633, 144 C. C. A. 43. A short statement will suffice to make clear the issue made by the petitions how presented.
A consolidated suit was brought in the District Court, looking to the foreclosure of mortgages on a number of light and power companies in the city of Richmond and vicinity, among them the Virginia Passenger & Power Company and the Richmond Passenger & Power Company. One of the consolidated suits for…
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