Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Wheatley

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 17, 1905PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City (Sharp, J.)

1Opinion of the CourtSchmucker, J.

This is an appeal from a decree of Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City, sustaining a demurrer to an amended bill filed on behalf of the creditors of The City Trust and Banking Company against its stockholders to enforce their statutory liability for its debts.

The original bill is not in the record but it appears that it was filed on June 17th, 1903, and was demurred to and the demurrer was sustained. On September 17th an amended bill was filed which alleges that the Trust Company had theretofore been adjudged insolvent and dissolved and a receiver of its affairs appointed by the said…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. McCullough v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  4. Berry v. Baltimore & Drum Point RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1875
  5. Mayor of Hagerstown v. DechertCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Dua v. Comcast Cable of Maryland, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  2. Robert Dollar Co. v. Canadian Car & Foundry Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
  3. Scown v. CzarneckiIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Executors of Fooks v. GhingherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1937
  5. Ruark v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local Union No. 37Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1929

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