Christopher v. Norvell
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the right of a receiver of a national bank in Florida to enforce the statutory liability under § 5151, Rev. Stat., against a' married woman, a resident of that State and -owner of record of shares of stock' of the bank, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
By the Revised Statutes of the United States it is provided that the shareholders of every national banking association shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts, and engagements of such association, to the extent of the amount of their stock therein, at the par value thereof, in addition to the amount invested in such shares; that persons holding stock as executors, administrators, guardians or trustees, shall not be personally subject to any liabilities as stockholders, the estates and funds in their hands being liable in…
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