Legal Opinion
Williams v. Green
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1928No. 2650PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYES, District Judge.
On December 30, 1922, the Commercial National Bank of Wilmington, N. C., was closed by reason of its insolvency and C. L. Williams was appointed receiver, agreeably to the statutes relating to national banks. In this capacity he brought an action against T. A. Green to recover on a promissory note of $4,000 held by the bank. The defendant admitted the execution of the note, but alleged that on May 26, 1922, through the false and fraudulent representations of T. E. Cooper, a director, and C. E. Bethea, a director and activo vice president, of the bank, he had been induced…
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