Porter v. Hughes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Houston Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. O. S. Lewis. Bill by C. E. Hughes as trustee of an insolvent corporation -against E. C. Porter and others to collect an unpaid subscription to stock. From a decree overruling demurrers to the bill respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
This is a bill in equity brought by appellee, as trustee in bankruptcy of an insolvent corporation, to recover unpaid stock subscriptions. We shall notice only two objections to the bill.(1) The demurrer complains that complainant had not specific authority from the bankruptcy court to file this bill in the state court. The brief for appellant cites Glover v. Love, 68 Ala. 219, and Pollock v. Hill, 69 Ala. 515. Those cases were decided .under the bankruptcy act of 1867 (Act March 2, 1867, c. 176, *3714 Stat. 517) and its amendment of June 22,1874, in which it was provided that the court having…
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