Legal Opinion

Hitchcock v. American Pipe & Construction Co.

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided June 20, 1919PublishedCited by 12 opinions

On appeal from an order of Vice-Chancellor Lane allowing counsel fees, reported in 89 N. J. Eq. 440-

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bergen, J.

This is an appeal from an order made by the chancellor upon the advice of a vice-chancellor, imposing. upon the defendant the payment of counsel fees to the counsel of the complainant.

*577The facts, briefly stated, axe, that the defendant was a corporation chartered under the laws of the State of New Jersey, pursuant to our act relating to corporations. Its assets were very large, and if properly administered would realize sufficient to pay all its obligations, but on account of its inability to 'finance all its operations, because of the…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Carmack v. Fidelity-Bankers Trust Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1944
  2. National Ben. Life Ins. Co. v. Shaw-Walker Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  3. Bookman v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1946
  4. Trice v. HewgleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
  5. Slutzker v. RieberNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942

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