Greer v. Lafayette County Bank
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Bay Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Beoaddus, Judge. Action by plaintiff for damages because of the fraudulent conversion by defendants of twenty shares of stock in the State National Bank of El Paso, Texas, of the face value of $100 each. The record discloses that: In 1881 plaintiff became the owner of twenty shares of the capital stock of the State National Bank of El Paso,. Texas.
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Appeal from Bay Circuit Court. — Hon. E. J. Beoaddus, Judge. Action by plaintiff for damages because of the fraudulent conversion by defendants of twenty shares of stock in the State National Bank of El Paso, Texas, of the face value of $100 each. The record discloses that: In 1881 plaintiff became the owner of twenty shares of the capital stock of the State National Bank of El Paso,. Texas. The stock of this bank was $55,000 fully paid up, as required by the act of congress; there was $35,000 surplus fund, $12,906 undivided profits. In addition to the accumulation of this $35,000 and of…
1Opinion of the Court
Sherwood, J. —
The evidence incident to the prominent features of this litigation has been set forth with sufficient fullness in the accompanying statement, in order that the controlling facts may be readily apparent ; and when thus apparent, the proper conclusions of law arising on those facts will not be difficult.
I. Upon those facts we determine that there was no sale of the twenty shares of stock by the Franklin Bank to defendant, George Wilson. A sale of personal property at common law consisted of the elements of a proper subject, a price and the consent of the contracting parties.…
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