Tuscaloosa Manufacturing Co. v. Cox
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Tuscaloosa Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. A. W. Dillakd. This was a bill in equity filed by Geo. W. Cox and others, against the Tuscaloosa Manufacturing Company, its treasurer, B. Friedman, and others. The averments of the bill are clearly summarized in the opinion of the court, and hence need not be stated here. An injunction was granted, on the filing of the bill, and the respondents moved, in vacation, for its dissolution.
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Appeal from Tuscaloosa Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. A. W. Dillakd. This was a bill in equity filed by Geo. W. Cox and others, against the Tuscaloosa Manufacturing Company, its treasurer, B. Friedman, and others. The averments of the bill are clearly summarized in the opinion of the court, and hence need not be stated here. An injunction was granted, on the filing of the bill, and the respondents moved, in vacation, for its dissolution. The Chancellor refused to dissolve the injunction, and this decree is assigned as error. The bill is without equity. — Forbes v. Whitloolc, 5 Edwards,…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The Tuscaloosa Manufacturing Company, as its name imports, is a private corporation, created and organized for pecuniary profit. It is a corporation aggregate, having a plurality of corporators, and the purpose of its creation is the manufacture of cotton yarns and cotton goods. Its capital stock is made up of shares, owned by nine shareholders — ^seven of them owning each fiye thousand dollars of the stock — an eighth one, forty-five hundred dollars, and the ninth one, one hundred dollars. Seven of the nine shareholders are directors of the company, of whom one was elected, and is acting as…
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