Benner v. Billings
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Card, J., entered July 16, 1918, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for the purchase price of stock.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
In October, 1917, this action was commenced in the superior court of Pierce county by J. D. Benner, as trustee in bankruptcy of the National Service Company, a corporation, against Orville Billings, to recover the balance due on the purchase price of certain donated paid-up treasury stock of the corporation. The complaint, in substance, alleged the incorporation of the National Service Company; that it was adjudged bankrupt on February 10, 1916, and plaintiff was appointed trustee in bankruptcy on May 17, 1916, and thereupon qualified as such trustee; that, on December 30, 1914, defendant and…
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