Legal Opinion
Swicord v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1919No. 799PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Questions certified by Court of Appeals (Case No. 7787).
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
The Court of Appeals desires instruction from the Supreme Court upon the following questions:
“1. In a suit brought by the receivers of an insolvent bank, chartered under the laws of Georgia since the act of 1893 (Acts 1893, p. 70), against a stockholder thereof upon his statutory individual liability to depositors of the bank (Civil Code of 1910, § 2270), is the defendant entitled to set off the amount of his own individual deposit which he had in the bank when it became insolvent and ceased to operate?
“2. In such a suit as is referred to in the preceding question, can the defendant set off…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Robinson v. Bank of DarienSupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
- Harris v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
- Lamar v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1914
- Lane v. MorrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
- Moore v. RipleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Bennett v. Wilkes CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- State Ex Rel. Rankin v. Wibaux County BankMontana Supreme Court · 1929
- McVey v. McWilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Swicord v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Davidson v. Citizens BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
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