Schwartz v. Loftus
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. Suit in equity by Arthur L. Schwartz against Mary R. Loftus, ad-ministratrix of the estate of Matthew Ryan, Sr., deceased, and others. From a decree dismissing the bill on motion, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
CARLAND, Circuit Judge.
The bill in this case was filed for the purpose of enforcing against the estate of Matthew Ryan, Sr., the personal liability of deceased as a stockholder in a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Kansas, known as the Ryan Bros. Cattle Company. The defendants, except Mary R. Loftus, administratrix of said estate, are devisees and legatees interested therein, and third parties who have succeeded to portions of the estate by purchase or otherwise. The bill also prayed that the amount of the stock liability of Matthew Ryan, Sr., when ascertained, be charged…
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