Hospelhorn v. Dusen

In this action plaintiff and appellant, as receiver for the Baltimore Trust Company, a banking corporation, sued one of its stockholders, Wanda V. Van Dusen, defendant and respondent, residing in California, to recover on a statutory stockholders’ liability under the statutes of Maryland. Respondent defended on the ground that her liability was barred by the provisions of section 359 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the State of California.

Appellant concedes that the statute of limitations (sec. 359, Code Civ. Proc.) of this state, is the statute to be applied in determining the question to…