Carey v. Mayer
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the 'Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.
Alexander J. Mayer, of the city of New York, became, prior to 1866, the holder and .owner of 450 shares, of the par value of $100 each, of the capital stock of the National Express & Transportation Company, a Virginia corporation. The statute of Virginia required that, upon every subscription for shares in a corporation of the character of the express company, there should be paid $2 upon each share at the time of subscribing, and that the residue thereof should be paid as required by the president and directors. When Mayer became a stockholder, $20 per share had been…
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