Legal Opinion

Wright v. Defrees

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1856PublishedCited by 50 opinions

APPEAL from the Marion Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtGookins, J.

This action was brought by Joseph A. Wright against John D. Defrees, Andrew L. Osborn, John T. Elliott, Addison L. Roache,- Van Duzen, Washington II. Talbott and John 8. Spann. The complaint was filed October 27,1855. It contains three paragraphs, or causes of action, the first of which states that the plaintiff is the owner of one share of the capital stock of the Indianapolis branch of the Bank of the State of Indiana; that the defendants, and others unknown to the plaintiff, but who, when discovered, are prayed to be made parties, at the last session of the General Assembly, by fraud,…

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810

3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Slack v. JacobWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1875
  2. State ex rel. Hovey v. NobleIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Threadgill v. Cross, Secretary of StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  4. People ex rel. Woodyatt v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Snodgrass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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