Murphy v. Fidelity Mutual Fire Insurance

Duffie, C.

September 30, 1902, the plaintiffs in error, creditors of the Fidelity Mutual Fire Insurance Company, filed their petition in the district court for Douglas county, asking the court to appoint a receiver for the defendant company. The defendant Leigh appeared and answered setting up, among other matters, his own appointment as receiver of the com-*490party by said court, prior to the filing of the plaintiffs’ petition. By an amendment filed to the petition, the plaintiffs questioned the validity of the appointment of Leigh, and upon the issues thus made, a hearing was had and an order…