Central Life Securities Co. v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. Suit by William F. Smith and others against the Central Rife Securities Company and others. From the decree, defendants appeal. Appellees sought a money judgment against, and a receiver for, the Central Life Securities Company, a Maine corporation, and also sought to wind up its affairs.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. Suit by William F. Smith and others against the Central Rife Securities Company and others. From the decree, defendants appeal. Appellees sought a money judgment against, and a receiver for, the Central Life Securities Company, a Maine corporation, and also sought to wind up its affairs. Application was first made to the Supreme Judicial Court of the state of Maine against the appellant Central Life Securities Company, where temporary receivers were appointed. Upon an amended bill and upon the answer of…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The appellant Thomas Rhodus complains because the master disallowed his claim for moneys alleged to have been paid for preferred stock of the Central Life Securities Company. Whether any money was so paid by tlie appellant Thomas Rhodus for preferred stock was purely a matter of fact. The report of the master in this respect was con-finned by the judge, and we are convinced that the evidence justifies the conclusion that Thomas Rhodus paid nothing for the preferred stock held by him. He is therefore not entitled as a holder of said preferred s.fock to…
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