Legal Opinion
Earle v. Carson
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 12, 1901No. 29PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHEESON, District Judge.
This suit is brought by the receiver of an insolvent national bank to enforce the double liability of a shareholder. The bank was closed and the receiver was appointed on December 28, 1897, and upon that day the name of the defendant appeared upon the official list of shareholders as the owner of 19 shares of the capital stock. Prima facie, therefore, she was liable for the assessment that was afterwards levied by the comptroller of the currency; but she met this apparent liability (successfully, as the verdict shows) by offering evidence at the trial to prove…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Richmond v. IronsSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Matteson v. DentSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Whitney v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Stuart v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Earle v. CoyleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1899
3Cited by2 opinions
- Stewart v. CollinsWyoming Supreme Court · 1927
- Detroit Trust Co. v. GrangerMichigan Supreme Court · 1936