Supreme Court of the United States October 23, 1876, 31 (Terry v. Abraham)

Mr. Justice Miller

delivered the opinion of the court.

On the twelfth day of July, 1869, Harvey Terry, the appellant, filed his bill in the Circuit Court for the Southern District of Georgia against the Merchants’, and Planters’ Bank and Hiram Roberts. The bill purported to be brought in behalf of plaintiff and all others in like condition with himself who would unite and contribute to the.