Southern Pacific Milling Co. v. Superior Court

Petitioner represents that heretofore, on March 24, 1910, a petition purporting to be signed by four California corporations, together with an individual, all claiming to be creditors of a contracting company each in an amount exceeding $500 on account of debts contracted within this state, and alleging acts of insolvency as defined by the insolvent laws of this state, verified by each person so signing in behalf of the respective corporations to the effect that the person so signing was an officer or agent of the petitioning corporation, and that the facts stated therein were true; this petition so verified was filed in the superior court of Los Angeles county, bearing number 73,780; that in said action and proceeding the contracting company appeared and filed its demurrer, which being sustained, leave was given to amend; that an amended petition was filed sufficient in form and substance to which the contracting company duly filed its answer. That when the original petition was filed a bond as required by the statute was also filed, and subsequently when the amended petition was filed it was accompanied by another bond; that when the amended petition was filed a second order to…