Legal Opinion

Keyser v. Hitz

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 6, 1890No. 42PublishedCited by 127 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT Of COLUMBIA. The case is stated in the opinion.'

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan

This action is based upon an assessment made by the Comp- ' troller of the Currency on the stockholders of the GrermanAmerican National Bank of, the city of Washington, which suspended business on the. 30th day of October, 1878, and of which the plaintiff in error was appointed receiver. The-, assessment was upon the stockholders, equally and ratably, to • the amount of one hundred per centum of the par value of their shares. It was averred in the declaration filed by the receiver that the defendant, Jane C. Hitz, held or owned at the time-of the bank’s suspension two hundred shares of its…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In the Matter of the Reciprocity BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1860

3Cited by127 opinions

  1. Collins v. LoiselSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. Anderson v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Cooper v. O'CONNORCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  4. Pufahl v. Estate of ParksSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Booth v. FletcherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938

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