Cole v. Adams, Receiver

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

Appellee, as receiver of the Bryan Water, Icé and Electric Light Company, a private corporation, by virtue of an order of the District Court of Brazos County, sued J. N. Cole, J. N. Henderson, Geo. W. Smith, Geo. W. Norrell, J. P. Burrough, A. D. MeConnieo, and L. T. Fuller, to recover from each of them an alleged balance due upon his subscription to stock in said corporation. The corporation being insolvent, and judgments having been rendered against it in favor of its creditors, the object of this suit was to compel payment by the stockholders of the balances…