Read v. Memphis Gaslight Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County. F. H. Heiskell, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
The question presented for decision upon this record is in respect of the right *434of a trustee to compensation for his time and trouble, and to an allowance for expenses incurred, including a reasonable fee to the solicitor who represented him in certain litigation. The facts necessary to be stated are that, in 1873, the Memphis Gaslight Co. executed a trust deed to the complainant, S. P. Read, as .trustee, to secure the payment of 250 bonds of SI,000 each ($250,000). Creditors and stockholders of the Memphis Gaslight Co., in different suits, attacked the validity of this trust deed, making the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Memphis & Little Rock Railroad v. DowSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Wetmore v. . ParkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Matter of Application of HoldenNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- New Memphis Gaslight Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Knoxville Ice & Cold Storage Co. v. City of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Shepherd v. KennedyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1930
- Knoxville Ice & Cold Storage Co. v. City of KnoxvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1925