AMERICAN FILE COMPANY v. GARRETT


110 U.S. 288 (1884)

AMERICAN FILE COMPANY & Another v. GARRETT & Another. SAYLES & Another v. GARRETT & Another.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 28th, 1884.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.D. Payne and Mr. Abraham Payne for appellants.

Mr. E.T.D. Cross and Mr. John K. Cowen for appellees.


MR. JUSTICE WOODS delivered the opinion of the court.

We shall consider the questions raised by these appeals as presented by the record in the case of William F. Sayles and others v. Robert Garrett & Sons.

The first contention of the appellants is that the bonds of the American File Company issued in 1870 were taken by its stockholders in proportion substantially to the stock held by them respectively, on the agreement between themselves...

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