Sullivan Timber Co. v. Black
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by John W. Black against the Sullivan Timber Co. et al for the appointment of a. receiver, etc. From a decree of dismissal and a decree taxing the costs, both parties appeal.
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Appeal from Mobile Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Bill by John W. Black against the Sullivan Timber Co. et al for the appointment of a. receiver, etc. From a decree of dismissal and a decree taxing the costs, both parties appeal. The property was in the lawful custody of the trustees under the Florida statutes.— Blade v. Sullivan T. Go., 40 South. 669. The bill was insufficient to justify the appointment of a receiver, or an injunction to prevent the threatened act complained of. —-Bridgeport Dev. Go. v. Trisdi, 110 Ala. 286; Roman v. Wool folk, 98 Ala. 237; Etowah Min.…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
The original bill in this case was filed by the appellee and cross-appellant, John W. Black, against the Sullivan Timber Company and other individuals, who were trustees of the Sullivan Timber Company, at that time a dissolved corporation under the laws of Florida. The bill was subseqently amended by adding as respondents certain stockholders of the Sullivan Timber Company. The Sullivan Timber Company, a corporation, was dissolved by a decree rendered by the circuit court of Escambia county, Fla., at the suit of the stockholders, one of whom was the complainant, Black. 'Che original…
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