London, Paris & American Bank v. Aronstein
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. The answer of the defendant denies that it has any officers in the city and county of San Francisco or in the state of California save and except managers and cashiers of its banking business local to the state of California, and avers that it is a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of England and Great Britain, having its principal place of…
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. The answer of the defendant denies that it has any officers in the city and county of San Francisco or in the state of California save and except managers and cashiers of its banking business local to the state of California, and avers that it is a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of England and Great Britain, having its principal place of business in London, England. That there is in full force and effect in England and Great Britain an act of parliament…
1Opinion of the CourtHawley, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). This suit was commenced by Rosalie Aronstein, as executrix of the last will and testament of Adolph Aronstein, deceased, to recover damages against the London, Paris & American Bank, Limited (plaintiff in error herein), for the conversion of 50 shares of the capital stock of the corporation, owned by her deceased husband at the time of his death, she having demanded from the officers of the corporation at its place of business in the city and county of San Francisco, state of California, that said shares be transferred to her as such executrix upon the…
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