Montgomery Traction Co. v. Harmon
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe City Court of Montgomery in Equity. Heard before tbe lion. A. D. Savre. Tbe bill in this case Avas filed by tbe appellee against tbe appellants. Tbe averments of tbe bill, necessary to an understanding of the decision on tbe present appeal, are sufficiently shoAvn in tbe opinion.
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Appeal from tbe City Court of Montgomery in Equity. Heard before tbe lion. A. D. Savre. Tbe bill in this case Avas filed by tbe appellee against tbe appellants. Tbe averments of tbe bill, necessary to an understanding of the decision on tbe present appeal, are sufficiently shoAvn in tbe opinion. Tbe purpose of tbe bill is to set aside and cancel tbe contracts betAveen J. G. White & Company and tbe Montgomery Traction Company, dated November 3d and March 25th, respectively, attached as exhibits “A” and “B” to tbe bill of complaint, and to enjoin the Montgomery Traction Company and all persons…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
The complainant in this case is the owner of one share of the capital stock of the Montgomery *515Traction Company, á corporation under the laws of the State- of Alabama, with an authorized' capital stock of one million dollars. He files this bill for himself and all other shareholders of said company who might join in said suit to cancel certain stock in the Traction Company issued tó J. G. White & Company, a New York corporation, under two construction contracts between the two companies in the course of execution by White & Company, and to prevent the issue of certain other stock and bonds of…
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