Jane Greer Kelly v. Greer Steel Company

The plaintiff-appellant, Jane Greer Kelly, brought an action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, to recover from the defendant-appellee, Greer Steel Company, dividends on stock of said company which she claims to own. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant.

The plaintiff alleges in her complaint that she owns shares substantially in excess of twenty-eight, but she does not know the exact number or the aggregate amount of unpaid dividends. She admits the receipt of dividends on twenty-eight shares.

The trial judge granted…