Green v. Beckman
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the defendant in the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento. -J.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court:
The suit is brought against stockholders to recover money had and received by a corporation more than two and less than three years before the commencement of the action. Defendants demurred generally, and also specially that it appeared from the complaint that the cause of action did not accrue within two years, etc. The Court below sustained the demurrer.
The construction of Section 359 of the Code of Civil Procedure is not free from difficulty. The section reads: “ This title does not affect actions against directors or stockholders of a corporation, to recover a penalty or…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Seymour v. . SturgessNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
3Cited by15 opinions
- Hunt v. WardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Mitchell v. BeckmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883
- Redington v. CornwellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- London & San Francisco Bank, Ltd. v. ParrottCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- Moore v. BoydCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
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