Davis, Receiver v. Allison
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals, for the Third District, in an appeal from Travis County. Davis, as receiver for the Union Trust Co., sued Allison and others-Judgment was for defendant and it was affirmed on appeal by plaintiff, who then obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Phillips
The Union Trust Company, operating as a bank, on account of its insolvency was, on January 10, 1910, placed in the hands of a receiver at the suit of the State for the forfeiture of its charter. The present action was an ancillary proceeding by the receiver against a large number of defendants to recover on their subscriptions for stock in the company, or notes given in that connection. The record is of large volume, but the law questions make necessary only a brief statement of the case.
The company had its origin in a special act of the Legislature of 1871, authorizing the incorporation of…
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