Kansas State Bank v. Laughlin
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Saline district court; Dallas Grover, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Joi-xnston, C. J.:
The question presented for determination on this appeal is whether the statute enacted in 1897 (Gen. Stat. 1915, § 523) providing that shareholders in a banking corporation shall be subject to an additional liability equal to the par value of the stock owned by them is still existent and enforceable.
The question arose in an action brought against a stockholder to recover a statutory liability on stock owned by him in the Kansas State Bank of Salina, which had become insolvent. The trial court held that the stockholder’s double…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Maxwell v. DowSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Whitman v. Oxford National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Woodworth v. BowlesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1900
- State ex rel. Coleman v. KellySupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
- McGowan v. McDonaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Lemons v. NollerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1936
- Citizens Bank of Lane v. NeedhamSupreme Court of Kansas · 1926
- International Mortgage Trust Co. v. HenrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1934
- State ex rel. Perkins v. HardwickSupreme Court of Kansas · 1936
- Kansas State Bank v. LaughlinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1922
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