The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-03
THIRD DIsTRICr CoURT.

McMains ss.J. Paris. Ghildress ct als.--In this
case the court holds that 1t has jurisdiction to
issue an injunction agatsst judgments Of the
che amount Of the Judgment enjoined Is above
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Third District Court, representing. that be
is owner q In TIE Workingmen's Bank
VIM. a. Grub. a depositor the twenty.
18th az S MAY he ad
sum to thecredis Of said W. a; Grnbb. to the
cashier and paying teller Of said bank for pay
paid BY reason II the business 81. said bank
Of he I 81 New under wits II In
junction and provisional seizure.
Petitioner further represents that one Of the
paramount conditions OF the law under which
said bank was created. organized and has been
dHin busness y fhas II sha pay pnnetpaay
bank to pay said check Is an act Of Insolvency
which determines the forfeiture 9f Its charter.
1 that ht sa9 n nsaTe4 Of M psas
ana that the affairs Of the bank be liquidated.
=, Wherefore petitioner prays that the said
and answer this petition and after due proceed.
iings had that said bank be declared to have for
feited its corporate rights. that commissioners
be appointed to take posses ion OF It's assets and
TO administer the same under the discretion Of
the court,
The defendant answered. averring that on
the thirtieth of May last. while engaged in
its ordinary business. its assets were seized
By the civil sheriff acting under Instructions
from Samuel 2. Blanc. assistant city attorney
In two suits instituted In the Third District
Court for the parish Of Orleans. for city licenses
claimed In said suits. That at the time of said
seizure respondent had In assets q sufficient
sum to pay to petitioner as we'll as to all of its
depositors the amounts to their credit respect
lively. upon the books Of said bank. That 1t has
been prevented by said seizure from paying out
any funds and that 1t is the interest Of said de-
poSitors. as we'll as OF the stockholders of said
bank. that the same be hduidated under the
The court considering the pleadings on file
and considering that under the law and by the
evidence adduced. the plaintiff Is fully en-
b e e a TGd py and nm d5 ggaysd b
the charter. Of the Workingmen's Bank Of
this city be declared forfeited; that Joseph r.
Hornor, Edgar Hincks and Augustin William
Brette be- appointed commissioners to effect the
liquidation of the affairs Of said corporation to
convert into cash. as speedily as may be. under
the direction Of this court. the assets OF said
corporation. and to hold the same subject to the
order Of court.
It is further ordered that all proceedings. as
we'll against said. corporation as against Its
property. be stayed.
Morris Ranger of Liverpool. England. an allen
ireland aud Empress 81 india. has APPLIED 70
this court for writ of mandamus to compel
the city Of New Orleans to levy. collect, set
apart and pay over to petitioner within a
bonds issued by the city under provisions Of
acts Nos los and 1O9 OF the Leg1s azure Of the
fifteenth OF March, 1854, amounting ID the
aggregate to the sum OF $170,OO0 with six per
with 1912 is costs therein. Petitioner has here
tofDre recovered judgmentin this court against
the city for the aforementioned sums.