Legal Opinion

Baltimore Building & Loan Ass'n v. Powhatan Improvement Co.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided January 5, 1898PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a pro forma decree of the Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City, by which the appellant was enjoined from paying in the future to the withdrawing members of the association the ten cents per share per month which it is provided in the by-laws shall be devoted to the operating expenses of the association, and that the surplus, if any, of the expense fund of said association shall be treated as profits, and as such shall remain in the association for the benefit…

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Appeal from a pro forma decree of the Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City, by which the appellant was enjoined from paying in the future to the withdrawing members of the association the ten cents per share per month which it is provided in the by-laws shall be devoted to the operating expenses of the association, and that the surplus, if any, of the expense fund of said association shall be treated as profits, and as such shall remain in the association for the benefit of the members thereof who shall continue therein until the maturity of the stock.

1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.

The appeal in this case is taken from a decree of the Circuit Court No. 2, of Baltimore City, perpetually enjoining the appellants, its officers and agents, from paying, in the future, to the withdrawing members of the appellant association the ten cents per share per month, which it is contended is provided in the by-laws of the appellant shall be devoted to the operating expenses of the appellant, and that the surplus, if any, of the expense fund of said appellant, shall be treated as profits, and as such shall remain in the appellant for the benefit of the members thereof, who shall…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Bertche v. Equitable Loan & Investment Ass'nSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
  2. Henry v. Continental Bldg. Etc. Assoc.California Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Family Savings & Loan Ass'n Shareholders' Protective Committee v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
  4. Coltrane v. Baltimore Building & Loan Ass'nU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland · 1901
  5. Columbia Building & Loan Ass'n v. LyttleColorado Court of Appeals · 1901

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