Commercial Trust Co. v. First National Bank

Keith, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a branch of the chancery suit of Hawes & Company v. Trigg Company, which has been before this court in several aspects. Under the style of Hawes & Company v. Trigg Company there is reported in 110 Va. 165, 65 S. E. 538, a controversy between the First National Bank of Rich*45mond, Va., and certain persons claiming liens for labor and supplies, growing out of the construction by the Trigg Company of a vessel for the United States government known as the “Mohawk.” Before this vessel was completed, the Trigg Company became embarrassed, a receiver…