Bradford v. National Benefit Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by one of several defendants froin the judgment of the Supreme Court of the District^w Columbia upon a verdict of a jury in an action against such defendants as members of a voluntary association conducting a banking business, to recover the amount of a deposit by the plaintiff in such association.
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Hearing on an appeal by one of several defendants froin the judgment of the Supreme Court of the District^w Columbia upon a verdict of a jury in an action against such defendants as members of a voluntary association conducting a banking business, to recover the amount of a deposit by the plaintiff in such association. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: The National Benefit Association, the appellee, as a depositor with the Capital Savings Bank, which failed November 24, 1902, brought suit to recover the unpaid deposits against James T. Bradford, appellant, and others, as…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McComas
We find no error in the rulings of the learned court below in admitting the evidence objected to. There are seven assignments of error of the court below in admitting testimony.
The testimony on the appellant’s behalf tended to show that he had withdrawn from the company and had sold his stock in 1897, that he had terminated his membership and was not liable as a partner to subsequent depositors. On the appellee’s part the court admitted subsequent acts and declarations of the appellant, tending to show that he remained a stockholder and acquiesced in his election as a director of the Capital…
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