McLaughlin v. Upton
Wyoming Supreme Court
ERROR to the District Court of Laramie County. The plaintiff in error was a subscriber to ten shares of the capital stock of the Great Western Insurance Company, of Chicago, Illinois, upon which he had paid twenty per cent. The original suit was brought by the assignee to recover the amount unpaid on the par value of the stock.
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ERROR to the District Court of Laramie County. The plaintiff in error was a subscriber to ten shares of the capital stock of the Great Western Insurance Company, of Chicago, Illinois, upon which he had paid twenty per cent. The original suit was brought by the assignee to recover the amount unpaid on the par value of the stock. The petition in the court below, alleged (hat the defendant was a subscriber for ten shares of the capital, stock of the Great Western Insurance Company, of the par value of one hundred dollars per share, that he had paid upon the same twenty per cent., or two hundred…
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
It appears on the part of the assignee the plaintiff below, that on the 14th day of February, 1871,'the company made a contract dated on the 6th of the month, with McLaughlin, of the sale to him of ten shares of its unpaid capital stock of the par value of $1,000; for the consideration of $700, in full: that in pursuance of the contract the ten shares were delivered on its execution, and $200 paid by the 19th day of August following. The suit is to recover upon the contract $800, the balance of the par value of the ten shares, as a balance due by the contract, and interest. Whether the…
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bailey v. GloverSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Terry v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Ogilvie v. Knox Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1860
3Cited by4 opinions
- Matter of Estate of MoraWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
- McLaughlin v. UptonWyoming Supreme Court · 1883
- Davila v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
- Davila v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992