Kanawha Coal Co. v. Kanawha & O. Coal Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
This was a bill in equity, filed by the Ka-nawha Coal Company, a corporation created by the state of Virginia, against the Kanawha and Ohio Coal Company, a corporation created by the state of New York.
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This was a bill in equity, filed by the Ka-nawha Coal Company, a corporation created by the state of Virginia, against the Kanawha and Ohio Coal Company, a corporation created by the state of New York. William H. Edwards, alleged in the bill to be a citizen of the state of New York, was named as a defendant in the bill, but, on the hearing, the plaintiff applied to the court for leave to strike him out as a defendant and to dismiss the bill in respect to him, which application was granted. The substantial prayer of the bill was, that the plaintiffs might be let in to redeem certain tracts of…
1Opinion of the Court
BLATCHFORD, District Judge.
As the bill alleges that the deed to the trustees was executed by Dandridge, and as the answer admits that fact, and both parties affirm the deed of trust as one executed by Dandridge, the plaintiffs seeking to redeem the land from it and the defendants claiming title to the land under it, the fact that Dandridge did not join in it is immaterial.
The first question which arises in this case, is as to the status of the plaintiffs. There can be no doubt that they became a corporation under the laws of Virginia on the 14th of December. 1855. But, if there were any…
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