Eichelberger v. Mann
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Chesterfield county in a proceeding by motion for a judgment under section 3211 of the Code. The corporation which held the stock subscription assigned the same, for value, to James Mann, who instituted this proceeding in his own name. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
On motion, under section 3211 of the Code, the defendant in error, plaintiff below, as assignee of the Centre Hill Corporation, recovered judgment for $1,000 against the plaintiff in ’error, the defendant, on his subscription to ten shares of the capital stock of the corporation. The case is before us on writ of error to that judgment.
The first three assignments of error practically depend upon the same ground of defense, viz: that there was no absolute contract of subscription made by the defendant to the stock in question.
1. The first contention is that the evidence only shows an agreement…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wilson v. DawsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Zogg v. Kern Oil & Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1923
- Rhoades v. Banking, Trust & Mortgage Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Grace Securities Corp. v. RobertsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1932