Boswell v. Norton

Mr. Eugene L. Norton at the time of the happening of the events out of which this case arises was the president of the Munsey Trust Co. Mr. Thomas T. Boswell was interested in pushing the business of the Pocohontas Coal Mining Company, and he believed that it would conduce to the advancement of that company to have Mr. Norton’s name appear in the list of the directors, and accordingly transferred to him a share of the stock in order that he might be qualified for election upon the board. Mr. Boswell was further anxious to secure a more direct or larger interest upon Mr. Norton’s part in the…