Appeal of Aultman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
October 8th and 10th 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Mercur, Gordon, Paxson, Trunket, Sterrett and Green, JJ. Appeals from the Court of Common Pleas No. 2, of Allegheny cotmty: In equity : Of October and November Term 1881, Nos. 11, 279 and 252. These were separate appeals fi’om the same decree. The bill was filed by Thomas Eawcett, plaintiff, against E. Ball & Oo., a corporation chartered under the laws of the state of Ohio, O. Anlttnan, James II.
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October 8th and 10th 1881. Before Sharswood, O. J., Mercur, Gordon, Paxson, Trunket, Sterrett and Green, JJ. Appeals from the Court of Common Pleas No. 2, of Allegheny cotmty: In equity : Of October and November Term 1881, Nos. 11, 279 and 252. These were separate appeals fi’om the same decree. The bill was filed by Thomas Eawcett, plaintiff, against E. Ball & Oo., a corporation chartered under the laws of the state of Ohio, O. Anlttnan, James II. Hopkins, and numerous others, defendants, being all the stockholders in said corporation. The bill, as originally filed, set forth that “E. Ball &…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sharswood
These are appeals from the same decree, and may’ be considered and disposed of together, as the principal questions raised are the same in all. The facts, which are not in dispute, are very succinctly and clearly, stated in the opinion of the learned court and need not be repeated here. We have had the advantage of very able and elaborate arguments by the counsel, both in the printed paper book and orally at the bar.
The first question is as to the jurisdiction of a court of this state to enforce the obligation enforced upon the defendants - as stockholders of the corporation of E. Ball & Co.,…
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