Curtis v. Connly
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT. Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a decree of the District Court dismissing the bill, as to the appellees, in a suit brought by the appellant receiver to charge them with losses suffered by the bank.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is á bill brought by a receiver of a national bank to recover from former directors of the bank for. losses sustained by it because of dividends paid out of capital and improper loans and investments made by the defendants. The bill states with particularity the dates at which each defendant began and ceased to serve, and thus discloses that six of those named left office more than six years before August 2, 1916, when this suit was begun. On motion the bill was dismissed by the District Court as against these six- on the ground that the statute of limitations of the State of Rhode…
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