Nebraska National Bank v. Walsh
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Joseph W. Martin, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an action by appellant against appellee for the statutory liability arising upon the following sections of Sand. & H. Digest: “Section 1337. The president and secretary of every corporation organized under the provisions of this act shall annually make a certificate showing the condition of the affairs of such corporation, as nearly as the same can be ascertained, on the first day of…
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Joseph W. Martin, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an action by appellant against appellee for the statutory liability arising upon the following sections of Sand. & H. Digest: “Section 1337. The president and secretary of every corporation organized under the provisions of this act shall annually make a certificate showing the condition of the affairs of such corporation, as nearly as the same can be ascertained, on the first day of January or July next preceding the time of making such certificate, in the following particulars, viz.: The amount of…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts.) The statute upon which this action was founded does not come within the scope of the statute of limitations of two years. That statute is as follows: ‘All actions upon penal statutes, where the penalty, or any part thereof, goes to the state, or any county or person suing for the same, shall be commenced within two years after the offense shall have been committed, or the cause of action shall have accrued.” Sand. & H. Dig., § 4826.
First. The prime object of every statute strictly penal is to enforce obedience to the mandates of the law by inflicting…
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- McGourkey v. Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Chaffee & Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Stockwell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Bullard v. BellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire · 1817
- Neal v. MoultrieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
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- Winston v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
- Otis H. Reed, Jr. v. Terrell Don Hutto, Commissioner of Correction, State of Arkansas, A. L. Lockhart, Superintendent, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Shultz v. YoungSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
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