Fairbanks v. Farwell
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
On the 7th day of May, 1878, Samuel D. Ward, the receiver of the Republic Life Insurance Company, filed his bill in chancery, in the Circuit Court' of Cook county, against John V. Farwell and numerous other defendants, alleging that said defendants were subscribers to the capital stock of said insurance conipany, and were liable to said company for certain unpaid portions of their respective subscriptions, and seeking to enforce such liability for the purpose of collecting a fund for the payment of the indebtedness of said company. Said bill alleged, among other things, in substance, that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Republic Life Insurance v. SwigertIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
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