Davis v. Allison
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Travis County; George Calhoun, Judge. Suit by T. H. Davis, as receiver for the Union Trust Company, against J. H. Allison and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSwearingen, J.
T. H. Davis, in the capacity of receiver of the Union Trust Company, an alleged insolvent corporation, sued J. H. Allison and many other named defendants1 to recover sums claimed to be due by defendants to the alleged corporation on unpaid subscriptions and notes given therefor by the several defendants, and alleged that the unpaid debts due creditors exceeded all the assets, including the unpaid subscriptions. The subscriptions and notes given therefor were particularly alleged. The defendants answered substantially that the alleged corporation was one prohibited by the Constitution of the…
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