Glover v. Thayer
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Gober. Cobb superior court. November term, 1896. On July. 23, 1895, Elisha Thayer filed his petition against the North Georgia Telegraph Company, a corporation of this State, and J. B. Glover, receiver of the Marietta and North Georgia Railway Co., under appointment of the circuit court of the United States for the northern district of Georgia. The petition was brought to the superior court of Cobb county.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Gober. Cobb superior court. November term, 1896. On July. 23, 1895, Elisha Thayer filed his petition against the North Georgia Telegraph Company, a corporation of this State, and J. B. Glover, receiver of the Marietta and North Georgia Railway Co., under appointment of the circuit court of the United States for the northern district of Georgia. The petition was brought to the superior court of Cobb county. It prayed for injunction, for receiver of the properties of the telegraph company, and for general relief. The telegraph company filed an answer on August…
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
It appears from the record, that the Marietta. & North Georgia Railway Company was placed in the hands of a receiver on a bill filed in the circuit court of the United States for the northern district of Georgia. It also appears that the North Georgia Telegraph Company went into the possession of the receiver under the authority of the United States court. Thayer sued the telegraph company and obtained a judgment against it. This judgment not being paid, he filed his suit in the State court against the receiver of the railway company, alleging that the telegraph company was indebted to him on…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hollifield v. Wrightsville & Tennille RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
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