Lee v. Lee
Supreme Court of Alabama
Bill in Equity for Settlement of Guardian's Account. Appeal from Perry Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Anthony Dillard. The bill in this case was filed on 22d December, 1875, by John Lee, Edgar Lee and Mary Lee, the latter two being infants and suing by their next friend, the said John Lee, against their guardian, JohnH.
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Bill in Equity for Settlement of Guardian's Account. Appeal from Perry Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. Anthony Dillard. The bill in this case was filed on 22d December, 1875, by John Lee, Edgar Lee and Mary Lee, the latter two being infants and suing by their next friend, the said John Lee, against their guardian, JohnH. Lee, and the several sureties on his official bonds as such guardian, to-wit: F. A. Bates, W. B. Modawell, J. H. Speed, J. W. Crenshaw, A. B. Lane, W. M. Brooks, W. C. Wyatt, Harriet Johnston, W. B. Brown, A. M. Foulkes, Carlos Beese, J. B. Cocke, and Amzi God-den ; and was…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
— The capital stock of the Perry Insurance and Trust Company was one hundred thousand dollars, one-half of which, $50,000, was paid in. For the remaining fifty per cent, the notes of the stockholders were taken. The business of the corporation was taking fire risks, and a general banking and exchange business. The company commenced business, and in about three years had substantially paid up the residue of the stock, $50,000, in dividends declared. So that, in fact, only $50,000 of the capital stock was paid in. In what we are stating, we are governed bv what we understand to be the testimony…
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