Irvine v. Putnam
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
’Action by Ellsworth C. Irvine, as receiver, etc., of the Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Railroad Company, against Henry W. Putnam, Jr., and against Warren Delano, Jr.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
[1] These actions are brought by the plaintiff, as receiver, appointed by the court of common pleas of Eranldin county, Ohio, against the defendants as stockholders of the Columbus, Sandusky & Hocking Railroad Company to recover the amounts assessed against them by the said court of common pleas.
The defendants demur upon the following grounds :
First: That this court has no jurisdiction of the subject of the action.
Second: That the plaintiff has no legal capacity to sue: (1) He has no title to the alleged claim sufficient to authorize him to maintain these actions; (2) he…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bernheimer v. ConverseSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- King v. PomeroyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Irvine v. BankardU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland · 1910
- Irvine v. PutnamU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern California · 1909
3Cited by2 opinions
- Irvine v. ElliottDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1913
- Irvine v. BakerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1915