The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-12
TR|GG SUIT AGAIN
IN SUPREME COURT
Writ OF Error Granted Numerous
Creditors from Chanccry
Court Decision.
MOHAWK MONEY INVOLVED.
Question Is Over Distribution OF
Funds Received From
MOHAWK M oNEY INVOLVED

One branch OF the prolonged lltiga-
ton over the assets of the william
r. Trigg Shlphuilding Company has
once more found it's way to the SUI
prene Court of Appeals. A writ OF
error was yesterday granted which
again brings this involved suit up for
decision.
The original name of the cause
s. H HAYES g. Co, against the Will
liam r. Trigg Company and others
will be practically abandoned in con-
nection with this petition, for the
claims of the original complainant
have long since been submerged In
the diversity OF the issues The ap-
peal will be officially known as the
Commercial Trust Company. trustee.
and others, against the First National
Bank of Richmond. This bank is the
only appellee.
Interested Creditors.
The appellants are: The Commercial
Trust Company. trustee: the Bank of
Richmond. Incorporated, trustee;
Horatio G. Lloyd, chairman of the
bond holders' committee of the William
r. Trigg Company: r. C. Hoffman &
Company, the Seaboard Steel Casting
Company. Jameson, Mckenzie &
Evans. the Shelby Iron Company. the
Bucyrus Company, by Munford, Hun
ton. Williams and Anderson. attorneys;
the Ansonia Brass and Copper Com
pany. the American Steel Casting Com
pany, the Babcock & WILCOX Company,
the Blake Manufacturing Company, the
Brown Hosting Machine Company, the
Carbon steel Company. the Chicago
Pneumatic Tool Company, the Chesn-
peake and Ohio Coal Agency Company,
the Cleveland City Forge and Iron Com
pany, the Fore River Ship and Engine
Company, Hendricks Brothers. HOLES
&, Jones Company, the Laidlaw-Dunn
Gordon Company. the Keasley g. Mat
tison Company, the Linkheimer Com
pany, F. r. Lowell & Company. the
J. L. Mott Iron Works. Merchant &
Company. the National Tube Company,
Morris, Wheeler & Company, Sazen &
schultze. Southland & Company. North,
Bailey e. Company. and the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com
panv. by r. G. Bickford. attorney.
Two DEGREES were handed down by
the Supreme Court. says the petition,
on September last. One of these
reversed so much OF a previous de-
cision of the Chancery Court of the
city of Richmond as held that the
assignment to the First National Bank
of Richmond of the reserved claim o,
the steamer Mohawk was null and
void under the statutes of the United
states. The second decision reversed
so much of decision of the Chancery
Court as held that the title to the
Mohawk and other vessels which were
built for the government by the IrlSg
Company was vested IN the United
States. and decided that the title re-
NAMED in the Trigg Company. and
that the vessels were liable to supply
lienors and to the general creditors
Of the concern.
The United States government had
5possessed itself Of this ship and OBJ
tanned the title, but had stipulated that
this action did not change the rights
OF the parties. The receiver was there
upon directed to collect from the
United states the sum OF s26,705.35 and
deposit it in the First National Bank.
Decree objected To.
on motion of this bank. by decree
rendered on March II last, a decision
was made directing the clerk of the
court to deliver to the bank or its
attorneys the Virginia bonds. in which
part of this fund had been invested,
and also the balance OF the cash.
In the petition for writ of error
the entry OF this decree is assigned as
error, it being maintained that the
fund should not be paid to the bank
until all the rights and equities OF
all the parties have been finally as
certained and established. Attention
is called to the proposition that this
cannot be done until the supreme
Court Of tho United States before
which the matter is now pending,
masses upon the ownership Of the yes
sells which were being built by the
William r. Trigg Company for the
government at the time of the failure.
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