Ruling Case Law: As Developed and Established by the Decisions and Annotations Contained in Lawyers Reports Annotated, American Decisions, American Reports, American State Reports, American and English Annotated Cases, American Annotated Cases, English Ruling Cases, British Ruling Cases, United States Supreme Court Reports, and Other Series of Selected Cases, Volume 3William Mark McKinney, Burdett Alberto Rich Edward Thompson Company, 1914 |
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Page 163
... Stockholders ' Liabilities 159. Contempts XVIII . Contempts and Criminal Offenses 160. Criminal Offenses Generally 161. Jurisdiction , Procedure , and Limitation XIX . Appeal and Error , Revision , Certificate and Certiorari APPEAL AND ...
... Stockholders ' Liabilities 159. Contempts XVIII . Contempts and Criminal Offenses 160. Criminal Offenses Generally 161. Jurisdiction , Procedure , and Limitation XIX . Appeal and Error , Revision , Certificate and Certiorari APPEAL AND ...
Page 200
... stockholders , as such , from any liability under the laws of a State or Territory or of the United States . " This paragraph added by amend- ment remains unchanged , but the section as originally enacted was amended in 1910 to read as ...
... stockholders , as such , from any liability under the laws of a State or Territory or of the United States . " This paragraph added by amend- ment remains unchanged , but the section as originally enacted was amended in 1910 to read as ...
Page 222
... stockholders of a corporation cannot be enforced by the corporation , and is therefore not a corporate asset , nor a part of the estate of the corporation , and does not pass to its trustee in bankruptcy.10 Where a husband and wife hold ...
... stockholders of a corporation cannot be enforced by the corporation , and is therefore not a corporate asset , nor a part of the estate of the corporation , and does not pass to its trustee in bankruptcy.10 Where a husband and wife hold ...
Page 239
... stockholder's liability suit determining the amount to be con- tributed by the stockholders of an insolvent corporation for the pay- ment of its debts renders the amount due from each stockholder a debt provable against his estate in ...
... stockholder's liability suit determining the amount to be con- tributed by the stockholders of an insolvent corporation for the pay- ment of its debts renders the amount due from each stockholder a debt provable against his estate in ...
Page 265
... stockholders to collect unpaid subscriptions , the court must fix the amount due by each stockholder before suit can be instituted by the trustee , when it is not necessary to collect the whole amount that each stockholder might be ...
... stockholders to collect unpaid subscriptions , the court must fix the amount due by each stockholder before suit can be instituted by the trustee , when it is not necessary to collect the whole amount that each stockholder might be ...
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Page 196 - ... a person shall be deemed insolvent within the provisions of this act whenever the aggregate of his property, exclusive of any property which he may have conveyed, transferred, concealed, or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, with intent to defraud, hinder or delay his creditors, shall not, at a fair valuation, be sufficient in amount to pay his debts.
Page 355 - Every incorporated or other bank, and every person, firm, or company having a place of business where credits are opened by the deposit or collection of money or currency, subject to be paid or remitted upon draft, check, or order, or where money is advanced or loaned on stocks, bonds, bullion, bills of exchange, or promissory notes, or where stocks, bonds, bullion, bills of exchange, or promissory notes are received for discount or for sale, shall be regarded as a bank or as a banker.
Page 199 - Acts of bankruptcy by a person shall consist of his having (1) conveyed, transferred, concealed or removed, or permitted to be concealed or removed, any part of his property with intent to hinder, delay or defraud his creditors, or any of them...
Page 260 - If a bankrupt shall have given a preference within four months before the filing of a petition, or after the filing of the petition and before the adjudication, and the person receiving it, or to be benefited thereby, or his agent acting therein, shall have had reasonable cause to believe that it was intended thereby to give a preference, it shall be voidable by the trustee, and he may recover the property or its value from such person.
Page 585 - But the discount of bills of exchange drawn in good faith against actually existing values, and the discount of commercial or business paper actually owned by the person negotiating the same, shall not be considered as money borrowed.
Page 206 - In the event of one or more but not all of the members of a partnership being adjudged bankrupt, the partnership property shall not be administered in bankruptcy, unless by consent of the partner or partners not adjudged bankrupt...
Page 646 - The taking, receiving, reserving or charging a rate of interest greater than is allowed by the preceding section, when knowingly done, shall be deemed a forfeiture of the entire interest which the note, bill or other evidence of debt carries •with it, or which has been agreed to be paid thereon.
Page 261 - ... the person receiving it or to be benefited thereby, or his agent acting therein shall then have reasonable cause to believe that the enforcement of such judgment or transfer would effect a preference, it shall be voidable by the trustee and he may recover the property or its value from such person.
Page 636 - National banks are instrumentalities of the Federal Government, created for a public purpose, and as such necessarily subject to the paramount authority of the United States.
Page 346 - And excepting also that in any such case as is hereinbefore made final in the circuit court of appeals it shall be competent for the Supreme Court to require, by certiorari or otherwise, any such case to be certified to the Supreme Court for its review and determination with the same power and authority in the case as if it had been carried by appeal or writ of error to the Supreme Court.