Crawford v. Roney
Supreme Court of Georgia
" Complaint. Before Judge Hammond. Richmond superior court. July 5, 1907. T. C. Crawford, trustee in bankruptcy of the Augusta Debenture Company, Limited, brought suit against Henry C. Roney, alleging, in brief, as follows: The company is a domestic corporation. It was duly adjudged a bankrupt, and the plaintiff was elected and qualified as trustee.
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" Complaint. Before Judge Hammond. Richmond superior court. July 5, 1907. T. C. Crawford, trustee in bankruptcy of the Augusta Debenture Company, Limited, brought suit against Henry C. Roney, alleging, in brief, as follows: The company is a domestic corporation. It was duly adjudged a bankrupt, and the plaintiff was elected and qualified as trustee. On October 20, 1898, the defendant, in company with nineteen other subscribers, signed an instrument reading as follows: “We, the undersigned, desiring to become stockholders in the Augusta Debenture Company, Limited, do hereby subscribe to the…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
The plaintiff’s suit was based on two grounds: (1) that the 'defendant had subscribed for stock amounting to $1,000, had only paid $.100, and "was still due $900; (2) that the company bought from certain stockholders their shares of stock, and the remaining *517stockholders, including defendant, agreed to purchase these shares, and that he owed for his proportionate part of the amount due on account of such purchase. The court directed a verdict for the plaintiff, for $56.32, the amount admitted to be due by the defendant.
The case was tried before, and the same…
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