Abbott v. Baltimore & Rappahannock Steam Packet Co.
High Court of Chancery of Maryland
[The property of the company, which was sold in this case, consisted of steamboats and vessels used by them in the prosecution of their business, and other effects, and the crews who navigated these vessels, and the parties who furnished supplies to the vessels claimed a prior lien upon the proceeds of sale. These questions were argued and decided by the Chancellor in favor of the claimants, and his opinion, delivered upon the 20th of July, 1847, is reported in 1 Md.
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[The property of the company, which was sold in this case, consisted of steamboats and vessels used by them in the prosecution of their business, and other effects, and the crews who navigated these vessels, and the parties who furnished supplies to the vessels claimed a prior lien upon the proceeds of sale. These questions were argued and decided by the Chancellor in favor of the claimants, and his opinion, delivered upon the 20th of July, 1847, is reported in 1 Md. Ch. Decisions, 542. The case was afterwards again brought before the court in reference to certain claims which had been…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor :
In this case a bill was filed by the complainants on the 13th of October last, alleging and showing themselves to be creditors of the Baltimore and Rappahannock Steam Packet Company, charging the said company to be insolvent, and upon that and other grounds praying for an injunction against them, and other parties associated with them, prohibiting certain acts complained of, and for the appointment of a receiver to take possession of the property and effects of the corporation, and to dispose thereof subject to the orders of the court.
The injunction was ordered on the filing…
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