Henley v. Myers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

On May 1, 1900, W. H. Stevenson recovered a judgment against the Consolidated Barb Wire Company, a Kansas corporation, in an action founded upon a tort. On December 7, 1900, an execution was issued, which was returned unsatisfied January 2, 1901, because no property could be found on which to levy. On June 27, 1903, Stevenson filed a motion for the appointment of a receiver to close up the affairs of the corporation. On September 12, 1903, E. E. Myers was appointed as such receiver. On October 6, 1903, the receiver sued several stockholders…