Legal Opinion

Bristol v. Jonesboro

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 9, 1898PublishedCited by 11 opinions

FROM SULLIVAN. Appeal from Chancery Court of Sullivan County. Hugh G. ICyle, Ch.

1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.

This proceeding is a general creditor’s bill to wind up an insolvent corporation and distribute its assets. The principal litigation arises out of the claims of certain banks and individuals, who are creditors of a partnership known as “Bluff Manufacturing Company.” This partnership was succeeded by a corporation known .as “The Bluff Manufacturing Company,” which, upon its organization, took over the property and assets of the partnership, as will be hereafter more fully stated. The ■cause was hotly contested in the Chancery Court :and in the Court of Chancery Appeals, and the ■contest is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hartranft v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Carter v. RockettNew York Court of Chancery · 1840
  3. Coaldale Coal Co. v. State Bank, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Centre County1891

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Stearns Coal & Lumber Co. v. Jamestown R. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1918
  2. Jennings v. Crystal Ice Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Thorpe v. Pennock Mercantile Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  4. Kardo Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
  5. State ex rel. McArthur v. McLeanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916

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