Cannon v. Baltimore & Ohio Employes' Relief Ass'n

This case comes before the Court upon the application for the appointment of a receiver.

The defendant, The Baltimore and Ohio Employes’ Relief Association, was chartered by a special act of the General Assembly in 1882 (Ch. 358, laws of 1882), and from that time until the 29th day of March, 1889, continued to carry on the business for which it was chartered. In 1888, the General Assembly, by Chapter 527, laws of 1888, undertook to repeal the charter of said association, the repealing statute to take effect on the 1st day of April, 1889. On the 29th day of March, 1889, the Committee of…