Legal Opinion

Howarth v. . Angle

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 27, 1900PublishedCited by 88 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 23, 1899, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court after trial without a jUI7- • This action was brought by the plaintiff, as receiver of an insolvent bank in the state of Washington, to recover the equal and ratable proportion of an alleged deficiency claimed to be due from the defendant on account of his ownership of…

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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 23, 1899, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court after trial without a jUI7- • This action was brought by the plaintiff, as receiver of an insolvent bank in the state of Washington, to recover the equal and ratable proportion of an alleged deficiency claimed to be due from the defendant on account of his ownership of sixty-five shares of the capital stock of said bank. Upon the trial the following facts, among others, were found by the…

1Opinion of the CourtVann, J.

The appeal book contains but three exceptions, two of which relate to findings of fact, and cannot be here considered because the affirmance was unanimous. The third relates to the conclusion of law, and hence the sole question presented is whether the facts found authorize the judgment directed. Rone of the evidence is returned, except certain extracts from the Constitution and statutes of Washington and an abstract of the testimony of a lawyer, practicing in that state, relating to the construction placed by its highest court upon them.

The findings show that the judgment of the trial court…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Richmond v. IronsSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Sanger v. UptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Marshall v. . ShermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  4. Christensen v. . EnoNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  5. Lowry v. . InmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1871

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. Loucks v. . Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
  2. Bernheimer v. ConverseSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  3. Converse v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
  4. Howarth v. LombardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
  5. State of Colorado v. . HarbeckNew York Court of Appeals · 1921

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