H. W. Wright Lumber Co. v. Hixon
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Lincoln county: W. 0. Silvebthobit, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff is a "Wisconsin corporation. Between August 15, 1885, and May, 1894, the defendant Eudolph Weidauer was a stockholder and officer of plaintiff.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Lincoln county: W. 0. Silvebthobit, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff is a "Wisconsin corporation. Between August 15, 1885, and May, 1894, the defendant Eudolph Weidauer was a stockholder and officer of plaintiff. During that time he ■became indebted to it in the sum of .$2,660.85, of which amount $2,119.54 became due prior to May 4, 1891. The plaintiff obtained judgment against him for the amount first above stated on March 80, 1898, which remains unpaid. Weidauer at first owned 252 shares of plaintiff’s capital. Stock, of the par value of $100, and on…
1Opinion of the CourtPardeen, J.
Upon the theory that the demurrer to the-answer reaches back to the complaint, the defendants have attacked it on the ground that a court of equity has no jurisdiction to enforce the statutory lien which the plaintiff claims. This lien is based upon sec. 1751, R. S. 1878, which says: “ Every such corporation shall at all times have a lien upon all shares of stock for all debts due from the owmers. to such corporation.” Another part of this same section provides that no transfer of the stock shall be valid, except between the parties thereto, until the same shall have been so entered upon the…
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