Garrett v. Philadelphia Lawn Mower Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 231, Oct. T., 1907, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1906, No. 5,155, dismissing bill in equity in case of J. Lentz Garrett v. The Philadelphia Lawn Mower Company, John W. Graham and Alexander B. Geary, Executor of the last Will and Testament of William G. Vernon, deceased. Bill in equity for an injunction. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was decree dismissing the bill.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Head, J.,
The material facts in this case, all of which appear in the bill *80and answer or have been agreed upon by the parties and stated by the court below, are briefly these. On November 7, 1893, five gentlemen met in the city of Philadelphia to take the preliminary steps towards organizing a private corporation to take over the business and assets of a partnership doing business under the firm name of Graham, Emlen & Passmore. Among these gentlemen was Wm. G. Vernon. These five were to be all of the incorporators of the proposed company and at that meeting subscriptions to the…
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