Hoffman v. Knox
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. Statement by Fuller, Circuit Justice: This was a bill filed by Samuel Knox against the Columbia Liberty Iron Company, alleging that the company had purchased a large tract of iron ore and woodland for the expressed consideration of $270,000, which was paid in its stock and in 6 per cent, first mortgage bonds to the amount of $150,000, the total issue of which was for $219,000, the…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. Statement by Fuller, Circuit Justice: This was a bill filed by Samuel Knox against the Columbia Liberty Iron Company, alleging that the company had purchased a large tract of iron ore and woodland for the expressed consideration of $270,000, which was paid in its stock and in 6 per cent, first mortgage bonds to the amount of $150,000, the total issue of which was for $219,000, the balance having been pledged as collateral security, and in 6 per cent, second mortgage bonds to the amount of $145,000; that…
1Opinion of the CourtFuller, Circuit Justice
By the decrees of September 8 and October 14, 1887, all claims against the property in question, and the order of their priority, and the exceptions to the various reports, were disposed of, and the then final report of the master, as amended and reformed in accordance with the views of the court, was approved and confirmed, and thereupon commissioners were appointed to sell the entire property upon the terms of 'one fourth cash, and the balance payable in one, two, and three years, with *489Interest from the date of sale, with security. The sale thereupon took place and was confirmed May 26,…
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