Eagle Indemnity Co. v. Haaker

The appeal is by defendant from a judgment for $14,000 entered in favor of plaintiff in a summary proceeding under section 57 of the Civil Practice Act. (Smith-Hurd Ann. Stats., ch. 110, par. 181, p. 485 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 104.057]; Supreme Court Buies 259.15, 259.16.) The suit was brought to enforce defendant’s constitutional and statutory liability as a stockholder of the Ashland-63rd State Bank. (Art. XI, section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois; Smith-Hurd Ann. Stats., ch. 16%, § 6, p. 323 [Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 10.06].)

The facts averred in the complaint as amended are…