Legal Opinion

Bowerman v. Hamner

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 21, 1919No. 289PublishedCited by 78 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH. CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke

This is a suit, commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Eastern Division, by the Receiver of the First National Bank of Salmon, against the former executive officers and directors of the bank to obtain an accounting and decree for money lost by the alleged unlawful and negligent management of the affairs of the bank.

The sole appellant, Bowerman, was a director, but not. an executive officer, of the bank from its organization in January, 1906, until its failure in August, 1911, and, as owner of $10,000 of the capital stock, he was the largest stockholder but…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Briggs v. SpauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. Martin v. WebbSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. Yates v. Jones National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  4. Jones National Bank v. YatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916

3Cited by78 opinions

  1. Michelsen v. PenneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  2. Federal Sav. and Loan Ins. Corp. v. WilliamsDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1984
  3. Hughes v. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
  4. People v. MancusoNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  5. Mechanics Universal Joint Co. v. CulhaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1936

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