Lawrence Lumber Co v. Lyon
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Newton county. Hon. James L. McCaskill, Chancellor. Lyon, appellee, doing business in the name of A. J. Lyon & Company, was complainant in the court -below, and Allen Myers, surviving partner of the Lawrence Lumber Company, and others, appellants, were defendants there. From a decree refusing to vacate the appointment of a receiver the defendants appealed to the supreme court.
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From the chancery court of Newton county. Hon. James L. McCaskill, Chancellor. Lyon, appellee, doing business in the name of A. J. Lyon & Company, was complainant in the court -below, and Allen Myers, surviving partner of the Lawrence Lumber Company, and others, appellants, were defendants there. From a decree refusing to vacate the appointment of a receiver the defendants appealed to the supreme court. And from a decree denying the petition of defendants, Crescent Lumber Company and another for an order directing the receiver to turn over to them designated property held by him as receiver,…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
These two appeals have been presented together, and will be by us so eonsidéred. The facts in the case are as follows: A. J. Lyon & Co., of Meridian, Mississippi, filed their bill in the chancery court of Newton county, state of. Mississippi, against the Lawrence Lumber Company, the Crescent Lumber Com-, pany, and Geo. B. Neville, trustee, praying for and obtaining the appointment of D. L. Eagland as receiver of the property and effects of the said Lawrence Lumber Company. The appellants, Lawrence Lumber Company, Crescent Lumber Company, and Geo. B. Neville, trustee, made a motion before the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harman v. HoskinsMississippi Supreme Court · 1878
- Acme Lumber Co. v. Hoyt & Bros.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1893
- Jackson Bank v. DurfeyMississippi Supreme Court · 1895