Legal Opinion

City Bank v. Bartlett

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 6, 1883PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Practice in Superior Court. Corporations. Stockholders. Fraud. Contracts. Equity. Before Judge Cars-well. Bibb Superior Court. April Term, 1888. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Justice.

The complainants, who were subscribers to the increased or new stock of the City Bank of Macon, exhibited their *799bill against the said bank, its directors, president, cashier and original stockholders, by which they alleged that—

“On the 8th day of October, 1868, the City Bank of Macon was chartered by the general assembly of the state of Georgia, and was duly organized under skid charter, with a capital stock authorized of $200,000, wúth the power in the stockholders to 'increase the same to the amount of $500,000, and duly commenced business as a private joint stock company, in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Marshall v. MeansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Conley v. BuckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  2. Atlanta Real Estate Co. v. Atlanta National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
  3. Bank of Oglethorpe v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
  4. Stephens v. WhiteheadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1885
  5. Mims v. LifseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1941

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