Green v. Officers & Directors of Knoxville Banking & Trust Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM KNOX Appeal from the Chancery Court of Knox Connty.— R. H. Sansom, Special Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Neil
It appears from the bill that the receiver was appointed by the chancellor in a snit heretofore brought by the creditors and stockholders of the Knoxville Banking & Trust Company to wind it up as an insolvent concern. It also appears that by an order entered in that case the receiver was directed to file the present bill against the officers and directors. Its purpose was to hold them liable for fraud, willful mismanagement, and negligence whereby the beforementioned insolvency was brought about and the bank utterly ruined. Twenty-four grounds of demurrer were filed, all of which were…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Briggs v. SpauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Wallace v. Lincoln Savings BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
- Emerson v. GaitherCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1906
- State ex rel. Cates v. Standard Oil Co. of KentuckyTennessee Supreme Court · 1907
- Dixie Fire Insurance v. American Confectionery Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1910
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- Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. ButcherDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1987
- Neese v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Medford Trust Co. v. McKnightMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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