Askey v. Fidelity Savings Ass'n
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of the City and ■Coimty of Denver. Hon. Booth M. Malone, Judge. Action by Mrs. J. L. Askey and 116 others against The Fidelity Savings Association by its receiver, B. H. Malone, and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Jtistice Steele
delivered the opinion of the court:
The petitioners, appellants here, claiming to be preferred creditors of The Fidelity Savings Association, filed their petition in the district court, praying that they be declared to be preferred creditors under section 529, Mills ’ Ann. Stats., which provides, that “in case of the insolvency of any bank or association formed under the provisions of this act, the savings depositors thereof shall be entitled to preference in payment over all other creditors of said bank or association.”
The action is defended by the receiver of the concern.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jaeger v. WhitsettSupreme Court of Colorado · 1876
- Board of County Commissioners v. Fidelity Savings Ass'nSupreme Court of Colorado · 1903
- Columbia Building & Loan Ass'n v. LyttleColorado Court of Appeals · 1901
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