Western Nat. Bank of New York v. Reckless
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
This is an action at law by a judgment creditor of a Kansas corporation against a stockholder to enforce the defendant’s personal liability under the constitution and statutes of Kansas. Heard on demurrer to declaration.
1Opinion of the Court
(TRAY, Circuit Judge.
This case stands upon a demurrer to the first two counts of plaintiff’s declaration, and is submitted to the court on written arguments of counsel, which fully and ably discuss the points raised. For the purposes of this opinion, the facts set forth in the declaration may be summarized as follows;
The Western National Bank of New York, the plaintiff in the case, is a corporation of that state, and for the purposes of jurisdiction a citizen thereof; and Catharine P. P. Keekless, the defendant, is a citizen and resident of the state of New Jersey. It is averred that the…
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