Johnston v. Laflin
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
The questions raised in this case are important to owners of shares in the national banks, but they are not difficult of solution. The delay in their decision has been caused by the great pressure of business upon the court, and not from any doubt as to their proper disposition. The appellant, the complainant below, is the receiver of the National Bank of the State of Missouri, appointed by the comptroller of the currency on the 27th of June, 1877. The bank failed on the 20th of that month. The defendant, James H. Britton, was its president, and had been so for some years. On the 16th of May,…
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