Legal Opinion

Murray v. Third Nat. Bank of St. Louis

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided July 20, 1916No. 2771PublishedCited by 16 opinions

In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio; Howard C. Hollister, Judge. Action by the Third National Bank of St. Louis against Samuel J. Murray and others. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.

1Opinion of the Court

KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit brought by the Third National Bank of St. Louis against the maker and indorsers of a promissory note growing out of this situation:

Previous to February, 1909; the Second National Bank of Cincinnati was capitalized at $500,000; steps were taken to increase the capital stock to $1,000,000; $300,000 of the new stock was offered to existing stockholders at $150 per share, the remaining $200,000 to the public at $275 per share; all the stockholders took their respective allotments of new stock at 150. There remained unsubscribed of the stock offered the public…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Hickory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Putnam v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Houser v. . FayssouxSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  4. First National Bank v. BickelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
  5. Commercial National Bank v. ZimmermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1906

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Case v. McKinnisOregon Supreme Court · 1923
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  3. American Issue Pub. Co. v. SloanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1917
  4. Bank of Conway v. StaryNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Fong Lum Kwai v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1931

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