Bank of British North America v. Barling

Plaintiff is a foreign banking corporation, and brings this action against the defendants as stockholders in the Alaska Improvement Company, a corporation, to recover their statutory liability for certain debts of said corporation. The suit is founded upon bills of exchange brought by the plaintiff in British Columbia. The defendant James Eva, who is the only defendant served, filed a plea of abatement, and to tills plea the plaintiff’ tiles a demurrer, on the ground that said plea does not state facts sufficient “to constitute a defense to said action.” The plea and demurrer thereto present…