Conley v. International Pump Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
In Equity. Bill by William N. Conley and others against the International Pump Company, consolidated with a bill by the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as trustee, against the same defendant. On application of Roger S. Sturgis and others, as holders of preferred stock of defendant, for leave to intervene.
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In Equity. Bill by William N. Conley and others against the International Pump Company, consolidated with a bill by the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as trustee, against the same defendant. On application of Roger S. Sturgis and others, as holders of preferred stock of defendant, for leave to intervene. Motion on behalf of Roger S. Sturgis and others, describing themselves as holders of the preferred stock of defendant International Pump Company, for leave to intervene in the above action, to be made parties thereto, and to file such answers and to take such other proceedings as they…
1Opinion of the Court
HOUGH, Circuit Judge.
The first of the actions above entitled is a creditors’ bill; the second is the foreclosure of a mortgage.
One of the reasons for petitioners desiring to intervene is to assert the alleged infirmity of jurisdiction in respect of the creditors’ bill. It appears by inspection of the mortgage under which the Guaranty Trust Company is proceeding that the pump company agreed to maintain an office in the city of New York (although a New Jersey corporation), and it was not denied upon the hearing that such office was maintained. As the interest coupons of the bonds issued under…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Louisville Trust Co. v. Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1899
3Cited by4 opinions
- Guaranty Trust Co. of New York v. Chicago, M & St. P. RY. Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1926
- American S. S. Co. v. Wickwire Spencer Steel Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1930
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. Williamsport Wire Rope Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1936
- In re Marine Harbor Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942