Richards v. Carpenter
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee; Edward T. Sanford, Judge. Bill by Eugene Lamb Richards, Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York, against John H. Carpenter and others. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff below, appellant here, is the superintendent of banks in the state of New York. In January, 1911, the Carnegie Trust Company, a New York City corporation, was closed by plaintiff’s predecessor in office, and he proceeded to *726administer its affairs in accordance with New York laws. In November, 1912, he made a written finding to the effect that, in order to pay the debts of the bank, it was necessary for the stockholders to pay their full statutory liability in that event, being the double liability of 100 per cent, of the amount of the stock held by each,…
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