Legal Opinion

Davis v. Weed

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided November 15, 1877PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Action at law by the plaintiff, as receiver of a' national bank, against the defendant as ádministrator of a stockholder of the bank, to recover the amount of an assessment for the payment of the debts of the bank; brought to the United States District Court of the district of Connecticut, and heard before Shipman, J., at the November term, 1877. The case is fully stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtShipman, J.

This is an action at law brought by the receiver of the Ocean National Bank of the city of New York, to recover an assessment which is claimed, under the facts hereinafter stated, to be due from the defendant as administrator de bonis non of the estate of Nathaniel Weed. The parties agreed by stipulation in writing, waiving a jury, that the case should be tried by the court. The pleadings subsequently terminated in a demurrer to the special plea of the defendant.

The declaration alleges the organization of the Ocean National Bank of the city of New York, as a national banking association; its…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Hawthorne v. CalefSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
  2. Griswold v. BigelowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1826
  3. Bennett v. IvesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1862
  4. Spalding v. ButtsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1825
  5. Bacon v. ThorpSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1858

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Matteson v. DentSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Pufahl v. Estate of ParksSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Forrest v. JackSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Palmer v. Hartford National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
  5. Hall v. Meriden Trust & Safe Deposit Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1925

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