Schwartz v. Manufacturers' Casualty Insurance

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

Plaintiff brought this action of assumpsit on August 11, 1938, alleging that he is a stockholder in defendant company and claiming that he is entitled to recover $8,322.65 in dividends, plus interest, on shares of which he is owner. To the bill of complaint defendant filed a statutory demurrer, averring that the statement of claim was insufficient in that plaintiff had failed to show that he was the owner of any shares of stock in defendant company, and, in addition, that plaintiff’s action is barred by the statute of limitations and by laches. The court below…