The Law Reports (Privy Council Appeals)
LR 2 PC 489
[JUDICIAL COMMITTEE]
THE BANK OF HINDUSTAN, CHINA, AND JAPAN, LIMITED, IN LIQUIDATION APPELLANTS; AND THE EASTERN FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, LIMITED, IN LIQUIDATION RESPONDENTS.
ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY.
1869 March 15.
SIR JAMES WILLIAM COLVILE, THE LORD JUSTICE SELWYN, THE LORD JUSTICE GIFFARD, and SIR LAWRENCE PEEL (Indian Assessor).
Joint Stock Company
— Indian Act, No. XIX. of 1857
— Winding up
— Company's Act, No. X. of 1866, s. 174
— Powers of Liquidators to compromise claims of a class of Contributories
— Sanction of Court to compromise.