Morgan v. Landstreet
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County (Bi;kke, C. J.). Plaintiffs’ 1st Prayer.—The plaintiffs pray the Court to instruct the jury that since it appears from the uncontradicted evidence in this cause that the "Maryland Storage Company of Baltimore City, on June 10, 1907, and for nearly a year previous thereto, was engaged, to the knowledge of the defendant, in carrying on an active warehouse business, and had incurred.and was incurring liabilities; and that the…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore County (Bi;kke, C. J.). Plaintiffs’ 1st Prayer.—The plaintiffs pray the Court to instruct the jury that since it appears from the uncontradicted evidence in this cause that the "Maryland Storage Company of Baltimore City, on June 10, 1907, and for nearly a year previous thereto, was engaged, to the knowledge of the defendant, in carrying on an active warehouse business, and had incurred.and was incurring liabilities; and that the said company’s capital stock, to the knowledge, of the defendant, had not been fully taken or subscribed for, it…
1Opinion of the Court
Pearce, J.,
delivered the opinion of the-.Court. -.
■ This action was brought'in the Circuit-Court -for Baltimore •County by John. II. Morgan and.Prank B. Smith,, receivers -of the Maryland Storage Company; a corporation- under -the laws:.of Maryland, duly.'adjudged'.to-be-insolvent, -against Pai-rfax'S. -Landstreet, -to recover the: sum of $30-,0.0.0, being -the amount of the defendant’s written', subscription made June 10, -1907, for 600 shares of the capital -stock o-f. said company’óf the. par valúe of’$50 per share. The .proceeding was by'way'.of attachment- against, the defendant'as .a-…
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