Legal Opinion
Pottorff v. Dean
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 29, 1934No. 5677PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge.
This action is brought by the receiver of the First National Bank of El Paso, Tex., to recover an assessment of 100 per cent, ordered by the comptroller of currency, pursuant to 12 USCA § 63. The ease was tried without jury.
Briefly summarized, the facts are as follows:
Between 1899 and 1922, the defendant had acquired, by purchase or gift, 571 shares of the capital stock of the First National Bank of El Paso (hereinafter referred to as the El Paso Bank). For the shares purchased, she paid an average price per share of $225.
On January 27, 1926, the defendant made an…
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