Broderick v. Adamson (Halliday)

This action* was brought to recover from the appellant, as the holder of record of 265 shares of the capital stock of the Bank of the United States, the amount of a statutory assessment. Appellant made a cross-claim for indemnity against the respondents to whom he had sold his stock the day before the bank was closed. The cross-claim has been dismissed on a finding of fact that on the same day the respondents resold the same stock to others. The only question is whether there is any evidence to support this finding.

In several aspects the fact situation is a familiar one. Here again, “ the…