Johnson v. Nevins

Alleging that the defendants, direct- ''' ors of a Maine corporation, doing business in this state, “ wilfully and fraudulently ” voted and paid dividends to stockholders from capital, the plaintiff sues at law as receiver of the corporation appointed in supplementary proceedings in an action brought by a creditor in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and seeks judgment for the gross amount of the dividends so declared and paid out. The complaint further sets forth the substance of a statute of the state of Maine whereby a criminal responsibility is imposed…