Raleigh Investment Co. v. Bunker
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. Karl Kimmel, Judge. (1) Appellant was a bona-fide purchaser of the stock without knowledge that it was partly unpaid, and he is not liable. Keystone Bridge Co. v. McCluney, 8 Mo. App. 496; Berry v. Rood, 168 Mo. 316; Cook on Corporations, sec. 257; Skrainka v. Allen, 76 Mo. 384; Erskine v. Loewenstein, 82 Mo. 301; Meyer v. Ruby Co., 192 Mo. 162; Bonet Const. Co. v. Central Am. Co., 153 Mo.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court.—Hon. Karl Kimmel, Judge. (1) Appellant was a bona-fide purchaser of the stock without knowledge that it was partly unpaid, and he is not liable. Keystone Bridge Co. v. McCluney, 8 Mo. App. 496; Berry v. Rood, 168 Mo. 316; Cook on Corporations, sec. 257; Skrainka v. Allen, 76 Mo. 384; Erskine v. Loewenstein, 82 Mo. 301; Meyer v. Ruby Co., 192 Mo. 162; Bonet Const. Co. v. Central Am. Co., 153 Mo. App. 185. (2) The blocks of fourteen shares and eighty shares not being transferred on the corporate books from Evans to appellant, as required by the terms of…
1Opinion of the Court
On June 15, 1915, plaintiff obtained a judgment in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, against the Bismarck, Bellevue Western Railway Company, for $17,572.08, upon which judgment an execution and alias execution were issued, and returned nulla bona by the sheriff. On April 3, 1916, plaintiff filed, in the circuit court aforesaid, its notice to defendant, S.J. Bunker, informing him as to the rendition of said judgment and the return of nulla bona aforesaid; and likewise notifying him that on Monday, April 3, 1916, it would move said court for an order against said defendant…
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- Van Cleve v. BerkeySupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Shickle v. WattsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- Chouteau Spring Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1855
- Hess Warming & Ventilating Co. v. Burlington Grain Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1919
- Leucke v. TredwayMissouri Court of Appeals · 1891
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