Chandler v. Dore
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Oircuit Court of Rock Island county; the Hon. Geo. W. Pleasants, Judge, presiding. This was an action of debt, brought by George Chandler, receiver of the Lamar' Insurance Company, against David Dore, who was alleged to have been a stockholder in the insurance company. The court below sustained a general demurrer to the declaration.
1Per curiam
The declaration in this case is substantially
the same as that in Chandler v. Brown, 77 Ill. 333. It was there held, in order that a decree should conclude a stockholder by a proceeding under the 25th section of the act of 1872 concerning corporations, he should be a party to such proceeding, and that it was incumbent on plaintiff to show clearly a legal right to institute a suit, by appropriate averments of his appointment under a decree which was conclusive upon defendant. It not appearing, from the decree copied in the declaration nor by any distinct averment, defendant was a party to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Chandler v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
3Cited by4 opinions
- Lamar Ins. v. HildrethSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
- Ross v. Knapp, Stout & Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1898
- Robinson v. RaulstonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889
- Ellis v. Galesburg Base Ball Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892