Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Geiger

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided April 29, 1938No. 30246PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGoss, C. J.

This is a suit to enforce liability against holders of stock in a failed corporation for failure to publish notice of indebtedness as required by section 24-213, Comp. St. 1929. It never reached the trial stage. To state the facts concisely is difficult because the transcript alone, on which the questions of law arise, consists of 386 pages.

The suit was begun by a petition in equity filed May 24, 1934, by Oscar A. Hoffman, alleging himself to be a creditor, for himself and for all other creditors similarly situated, of the Globe Delivery Company, a corporation, against stockholders of the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Kleckner v. TurkNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Louie Osborne Person v. Armour & Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Wheeler v. BarkerNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Bourne v. BaerNebraska Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Singhaus v. PiperNebraska Supreme Court · 1919

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Kirchner v. GastNebraska Supreme Court · 1959
  2. Clark v. Lincoln Liberty Life InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1941
  3. Feight v. MathersNebraska Supreme Court · 1951
  4. Raskey v. Michelin Tire Corp.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Hoffman v. GeigerNebraska Supreme Court · 1938

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API