Legal Opinion

Cannon v. Brush Electric Co.

Baltimore City Circuit Court

Decided January 7, 1897Published

1Opinion of the CourtStockbridge, J.

This is an application upon the part of certain alleged stockholders and bondholders of the United States Electric Power and Light Company, asking that the property now in the hands of the receivers be immediately sold, and that the proceeds of such sale be brought into this Court for final disposition upon the termination of the litigation.

The petitioners represent more than a majority of the stock of the supposed corporation, and the large majority of the outstanding bonds issued by it. The application is opposed by the plaintiff and others, who together are the holders of the minority of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mellen v. Moline Malleable Iron WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. First Nat. Bank of Cleveland v. SheddSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  3. Smith v. BurtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1895
  4. Cornell v. McCannCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1872
  5. Dixon v. RutherfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858

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