Legal Opinion

Finletter v. Appleton

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1900No. Appeal, No. 374PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal, No. 374, Jan. T., 1899, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1897, No. 733, dismissing bill in equity in case of Robert W. Finletter, Receiver of tbe Acetylene Light, Heat & Power Company, v. Katharine P. Appleton et al. Bill in equity to enforce payment of money alleged be due on stock not full paid. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Error assigned was decree dismissing bill.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Mestbezat,

This is a bill in equity brought by Robert W. Finletter, receiver of the Acetylene Light, Heat and Power Company, against the company and its stockholders for an accounting and to compel the payment of unpaid subscriptions to its capital stock. The company was incorporated under the laws of this *351state on September 4,1895, for tlie purpose of “ manufacturing and selling tlie products of calcium carbides and such other products and combinations as calcium carbides may enter into and form a constitutent part thereof for light, heat and power purposes, and such…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Nolley v. RogersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1860

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Feehan v. KendrickIdaho Supreme Court · 1918
  2. Rhode v. Dock-Hop Co.California Supreme Court · 1920
  3. Sherman v. HarleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1918
  4. Bishop v. BuckleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1907
  5. French v. HardingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1911

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