Howard v. First Nat. Bank of Charleston, S. C.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from circuit court, Henrico county. Petition by John Howard against the First Hational Bank of Charleston, S. C. From a decree dismissing the petition, petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
John Howard and the firm of Marshall & Fisher, in Decem*514ber, 1871, filed a bill in the chancery court of the city of Richmond, in the name of W. W. Glenn, a creditor of the National Express & Transportation Company, suing on behalf of himself and all other creditors of said company who might become parties to the suit and contribute to the expenses thereof. The object of this suit was to collect the assets and pay the debts of the National Express & Transportation Company. It was the beginning of a tedious, acrimonious, and difficult litigation,…
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