Legal Opinion
Dorrah v. Pemiscot County Bank
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided December 4, 1923PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaues, J.
This suit is brought by plaintiff as a stockholder in the Pemiscot County Bank, alleging that he owned fifteen shares of the capital stock of said bank having a certain value, and that by reason of the negligence of defendants as directors the bank became insolvent and plaintiff’s stock was rendered totally valueless. Plaintiff seeks to recover the value of such stock from the defendants. It is alleged that the par value per share was $100; and a surplus value of $36<.66 2/3, making a total value of $136.66' 2/3 per share, or a total of $2050.
The cause was originally instituted in Pemiscot…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Porter v. SabinSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Continental Securities Co. v. . BelmontNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Niles v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Kavanaugh v. . Commonwealth Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Union National Bank v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Caldwell v. EubanksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1930
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- Murphy v. CandorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1931
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