Brobston & Co. v. Downing
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Sweat. G-lyim superior court. May term, 1894. Brobston & Company and several others, suing as depositors and as creditors of the Brunswick State Bank, for themselves and all other creditors of said bank who-might come in and make themselves parties to the petition, were the plaintiffs in the petition, which was brought April 9,1894. The defendants were C. Downing,-the Chatham Bank of Savannah, Ga., and various others, who were sued as…
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Sweat. G-lyim superior court. May term, 1894. Brobston & Company and several others, suing as depositors and as creditors of the Brunswick State Bank, for themselves and all other creditors of said bank who-might come in and make themselves parties to the petition, were the plaintiffs in the petition, which was brought April 9,1894. The defendants were C. Downing,-the Chatham Bank of Savannah, Ga., and various others, who were sued as stockholders of the Brunswick State Bank. The petition as amended was demurred to by Downing and others. The fifth ground of…
1Opinion of the Court
*505 Judgment reversed on main bill of exceptions in each case; on cross-bill, affirmed.
By amendment petitioners alleged the date at which each of said stockholders became a shai’eholder; and further alleged, that certain of said shareholders had not transferred their stock, that the shares of certain others were subsequently transferred, but to whom and at what dates the books of the bank did not show, and which was unknown to petitioners, and that certain others at dates mentioned transferred shares to certain numbers to persons named. As to Downing the allegation was, that he became a…
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