Legal Opinion

Chatham Bank v. Brobston & Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 15, 1897PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Equitable petition. Before Judge Sweat. Glynn superior court. December term, 1895.

1Opinion of the Court

Lumpkin, Justice, and Gober, Judge.

The 9th. section of the charter of the Brunswick State Bank declares, “That said corporation shall be- responsible to its creditors to the extent of its property and assets, .and the stockholders, in addition thereto, shall be individually liable, equally and ratably, and not one fo-r another as sure*803ties, to the creditors of such oorp oration, for all contracts and debts of said corporation, to the extent of the amount of their stock therein, at the par value thereof, respectively, at the time the debt was created, in addition to the amount invested in such…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Brobston & Co. v. DowningSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Wheatley v. GloverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  2. Fouche & Fouche v. Merchants National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Bennett v. American Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1926
  4. Mobley v. Macon National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  5. Mobley v. Macon National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930

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