Bullock v. Oliver

Hines, J".

S. H. Bullock as receiver of the State Bank of Kissimmee, Florida, a bank chartered under the laws of Florida, filed a petition in Chatham superior court against E. J. Oliver, to recover an assessment levied on twenty-three shares of the capital stock of said bank owned by Oliver. This-assessment was made under a statute of the State of Florida, the material portions of which will be referred to later. The defendant filed a demurrer to the petition, which was overruled by the court. To this judgment the defendant excepted and took the case to the Court of Appeals. That court…