Morse v. Pacific Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill to Enforce the Liability' of Stockholders. —Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Elbridc® Hanecy, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Horton
For a statement of the general facts in this case, reference is made to the opinion filed herewith in the case of these appellants v. Gillette, ante, page 23. The appellee F. B. Sherwood, contends that he held the stock of the Pacific Railway Co., upon which it is here sought to hold him personally liable, as trustee for his brother, W. W. Sherwood, a resident of California, and that he (the appellee) is therefore not personally liable. That question was referred to a master in chancery “to ascertain and report his conclusions.” The master reported as his conclusion that appellee Sherwood is…
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