Ratcliff v. Clendenin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of'Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. Suit in equity by John W. Clendenin, trustee in bankruptcy for the Nevling Elevator Company, against J. M. Ratcliff. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
John W. Clendenin, trustee in bankruptcy of the Nevling Elevator Company, which was adjudged bankrupt on August 6, 1912, brought a suit in equity and recovered á decree for $4,500, interest thereon, and costs against J. M. Ratcliff for amounts paid to him as one of its stockholders by the Elevator Company in 1909, 1910, and 1911.
[1] The first specification of error is that the court overruled Rat-cliff’s demurrer to the complaint on the ground that it disclosed the fact that he had an adequate remedy at law. But the suit was brought against Nevling, the president and…
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