Kellogg v. Stockwell

This was a bill in equity, brought by Daniel W. Stockwell, in the circuit court of Kane county, against Amherst Kellogg, The Republic Insurance Company, Charles T. Trego and Helmert S. Kellogg, to compel Amherst Kellogg,who had purchased certain stock in the Republic Insurance Company, to protect the complainant, who was the original owner and vendor of the stock, from assessments made by the company after the sale of the stock.

The complainant, Stockwell, in 1867, subscribed for one hundred shares of stock in the Republic Insurance Company; he paid twenty per cent and received a certificate…