Legal Opinion
Burnrite Coal Briquette Co. v. Riggs
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 2, 1927No. 227PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This suit was brought in the federal court for New Jersey against the Burnrite Coal Briquette Company, a Delaware corporation, by Riggs, a stockholder. The bill charged gross mismanagement; prayed for the appointment of a receiver to conserve the assets; and asked, that “ if deemed advisable ” the court “ proceed under the statutes of the State of New Jersey . . . and that the receiver be given all the powers and be charged with all the duties imposed upon such a receiver by the statutes.” Upon the filing of the bill, receivers were…
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