Commercial National Bank v. Farmers & Traders' National Bank
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Hon. J. K. Johnson, Judge. These are actions in chancery to restrain the sale and transfer of certain stock in the American Coal Company, a corporation existing under the laws of this state, and to settle the conflicting claims and title thereto of the respective parties.
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Appeal from Mahaska District Court. — Hon. J. K. Johnson, Judge. These are actions in chancery to restrain the sale and transfer of certain stock in the American Coal Company, a corporation existing under the laws of this state, and to settle the conflicting claims and title thereto of the respective parties. The cases were consolidated in the court below, and tried together, A decree was entered sustaining the title to the stock claimed by the Farmers & Traders’ National Bank. The defendant, E. Clark, appeals. Section 1078 of the Code, in so far as the same relates to the transfer of shares…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, C. J.
I. The controversy in this case involves the title and right to three hundred shares of stock of the American Coal Company, a corporation organized pursuant to the laws of this state. The facts, *197briefly but sufficiently stated to present the questions in the case, are as follows: The Farmers & Traders’ National Bank, defendant in each of the cases which are consolidated, claims title to the stock under sheriff’s sale to it upon a judgment against H. W. McNeil, and another. The stock was owned by McNeil, and stood in his name on the books of the corporation. No. question arises as to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Moore v. Marshalltown Opera-House Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1890
- Fort Madison Lumber Co. v. Batavian BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
- First Nat. Bank v. Jasper County BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
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