Thibault v. McHaney

Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor; 1. The phrase “preliminary expenses” negatives the idea of completed work. The engineer’s claim was excessive, the allowance being excessive. The allowance is greatly in excess of what properly can be considered a preliminary expense under the opinion on the former appeal. 2. This applies also to the claims of the attorneys. Of the other claims, those of Dickinson, Lenon, Morris, Watkins et al., as secretary and directors, should not have been allowed. Nor should the claims of the trust companies for amounts paid engineers,…