Legal Opinion
Gary v. Matthews
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 4, 1928No. 12537PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Cothran.
This is an appeal from an order of his Honor, Judge Townsend, overruling certain demurrers of the defendants to the complaint.
The action is in the nature of. a creditors’ bill, brought by the plaintiffs as stockholders of the defunct American Bank & Trust Company, on behalf of themselves and all such other stockholders of the bank as may come in and contribute to the expenses of the action.
The complaint states two separate and distinct causes of action:
1. An action against the directors of the bank fpr damages on account of loss and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Flynn v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Niles v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Ames v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1909
- Browne v. HammettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
- McMullen v. RitchieU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1894
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Gochenour v. George & Francis Ball FoundationDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1941
- Johnson v. BALDWINSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1952
- Branchville Motor Co. v. AddenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. American Bank Trust Shares, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1976
- Rivers v. Wachovia Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011
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