Baur v. Wilkes-Barre Light Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 157, Jan. T., 1917, by Guy A. Moore and John A. Hourigan, from decree of C. P. Luzerne Co., in equity, Feb. T., 1912, No. 14, awarding a preliminary injunction in equity case of R. Baur & Son et al. v. The Wilkes-Barre Light Co., on petition of Martin J. Mulhall, Receiver of the Wilkes-Barre Light Co., v. Guy L. Moore and John A. Hourigan, Receivers of the. Wilkes-Barre Light Co., appointed by United States District Court. Bill in equity for an injunction.
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Appeal, No. 157, Jan. T., 1917, by Guy A. Moore and John A. Hourigan, from decree of C. P. Luzerne Co., in equity, Feb. T., 1912, No. 14, awarding a preliminary injunction in equity case of R. Baur & Son et al. v. The Wilkes-Barre Light Co., on petition of Martin J. Mulhall, Receiver of the Wilkes-Barre Light Co., v. Guy L. Moore and John A. Hourigan, Receivers of the. Wilkes-Barre Light Co., appointed by United States District Court. Bill in equity for an injunction. Before Garman, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The lower court granted a preliminary injunction which…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestbezat,
This is an appeal by Moore and Hourigan, receivers in bankruptcy of the Wilkes-Barre Light Company, from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County granting an injunction restraining them from proceeding in equity in the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
In January, 1912, R. Baur & Son filed a bill in equity in the Common. Pleas of Luzerne County against the Wilkes-Barre Light Company, alleging its insolvency and praying the appointment of a receiver. The company was adjudged insolvent, and Martin J.…
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