O'Keefe v. Pearson

BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by Herbert Pearson, receiver of the Federal National Bank of Boston, to recover a stock assessment against the defendant, James J. O’Keefe, as an alleged owner and holder of 571%o shares of the capital stock of the Federal National Bank of Boston. The ease was tried before the court, trial by jury being waived in open court. At the close of the evidence the defendant presented certain requests for rulings which were denied, to the denial of which exceptions were taken. The court found a verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $1,-156, with…