Mills v. Scott
Supreme Court of the United States
Error. . to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
This is an action at law against the administrator of the estate of George Hall, deceased, upon bills of ■ the Merchants’ and. Planters’ Bank of Sayannah, Georgia, amounting to over $100,000. The deceased was, on the 1st of January, 1860, and up to .the time of his death, the owner of one thousand shares of the capital stock of that bank, of the nominal value of $100 a share. A clause in the charter of the bank provided that “ the persons and property of the stockholders ” should be liable for- the redemption of its bills and notes at any time issued, in proportion to the number of shares…
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