Jones v. Ezell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition — -intervention. Before Judge Lewis. Putnam superior court.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
Certain creditors of the Middle Georgia Cotton Mills filed a petition in the nature of an insolvency proceeding *554against that corporation, praying the appointment of a receiver, a sale of its assets, and a distribution of the proceeds. It was alleged, that the corporation was insolvent; that it had shut down its factory, and was unable further to operate, for lack of finances; that the manufacturing plant was rapidly deteriorating in value; that petitioning creditors represented substantially nine tenths of its liabilities, nearly half of which were past due; and that the corporation had…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Towers Excelsior & Ginnery Co. v. InmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Johnston v. CrawleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
- Atlas Tack Co. v. Macon Hardware Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Orr v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
- Cornell v. SimsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
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