Bank of Commerce v. Bank of Newport
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe Eastern District of Arkansas. Action by tbe Bank of Commerce against tbe Bank of Newport to compel defendant to transfer to plaintiff, on defendant’s corporate books, certain shares of its stock.
1Opinion of the Court
THAYER, Circuit Judge.
The question to be decided on this appeal' arises out of the following facts, which are practically undisputed: On tbe 3d and 4th days of August, respectively, in tbe year 1890, tbe appellee, the Bank of Newport, of Newport, Ark., issued two stock certificates, one of which certified that the firm of Jones Bros. & Mask was the owner of 100 shares of stock *899in said bank of Newport, and the other that said firm was tin* owner of 20 shares of stock. Each certificate stated that the shares were “transferable only on the books of the bank, in person or by attorney, on the…
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