Dennis v. First Nat. Bank
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from, Eighth District Court, Cascade County; H. K. Ewing, Judge. Action by Lee Dennis, Treasurer of Cascade County, Montana, against the First National Bank of Great Falls, Montana, for and on behalf of its stockholders. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The provisions of Chapter 31, Laws of 1915, apply to all banks or banking corporations within the state, so that there is no question of discrimination against national banks as such. (Illinois Nat.
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Appeal from, Eighth District Court, Cascade County; H. K. Ewing, Judge. Action by Lee Dennis, Treasurer of Cascade County, Montana, against the First National Bank of Great Falls, Montana, for and on behalf of its stockholders. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The provisions of Chapter 31, Laws of 1915, apply to all banks or banking corporations within the state, so that there is no question of discrimination against national banks as such. (Illinois Nat. Bank v. Kinsella, 201 111. 31, 66 N. E. 338; Mercantile Nat. Bank v. New York, 121 U. S. 138, 30 L. Ed. 895, 7 Sup. Ct.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooper
In 1915 the legislative assembly enacted Chapter 31 (Laws 1915, p. 45), amendatory of sections 2503-2505 of the Revised Codes, relating to the assessment of real estate owned by banks, national and state, and shares of stock of such institutions. Section 1 of the Act provides: “All shares of stock in state and *453national banks and banking corporations, whether of issue or note [not?], existing by authority of the United States or of this state, and located within this state, and doing business within the state shall be assessed to the owners thereof; * * * all such shares must be listed and…
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- First National Bank v. City CouncilSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
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