George v. Wallace
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. These are appeals from a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska enforcing the liability of the appellants as shareholders of the American National Bank of Omaha. In December, 1895, the managing officers of that bank anticipated the withdrawal, about the first of the following year, of a large amount of deposits.
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Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. These are appeals from a decree of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska enforcing the liability of the appellants as shareholders of the American National Bank of Omaha. In December, 1895, the managing officers of that bank anticipated the withdrawal, about the first of the following year, of a large amount of deposits. The condition of the bank was such that it had not available funds sufficient to meet the expected demands and to thereafter continue in business and comply with…
1Opinion of the CourtHook, Circuit Judge
The complainant, a citizen of New Hampshire, sued as the assignee of a nonnegotiable promissory note. His assignor, the payee of the note, is a national bank located in the state of Nebraska, and is therefore to be deemed a citizen of that state so far as concerns the question of jurisdiction. Most of the appellants are also citizens of Nebraska. This being so, some ground of federal jurisdiction other than diversity of citizenship must be found to exist to justify the maintenance of the suit against them. May it be found in the provisions of the acts of Congress relating to cases for the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Hollins v. Brierfield Coal & Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Scott v. NeelySupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Richmond v. IronsSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Oelrichs v. SpainSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Case v. BeauregardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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