Legal Opinion
McHugh v. Duane
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1947No. 491PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
Appellee, as receiver of Investors Fund of America, Inc., an insolvent Delaware corporation, sued defendant on an overdue promissory note. The only defense was a release purportedly signed by the president of the corporation and bearing its seal. The trial court, sitting without a jury, held the release invalid and gave judgment to the receiver for the face amount of the note less a small credit representing the proceeds of stock deposited as collateral for the note and sold under order of court in Delaware. Defendant prosecutes this- appeal.
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2Cases cited23 opinions
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