BUSHNELL v. LELAND

No. 497.

164 U.S. 684 (1897)

17 S.Ct. 209

41 L.Ed. 598

BUSHNELL, v. LELAND.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 4, 1897.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John J. Crawford for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Frederick W. Holden and Mr. Edward Winslow Paige for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff in error being a stockholder in the State National Bank of Wichita, Kansas, was sued to enforce payment of the double liability imposed by law. The pleadings aver the existence of the legal prerequisites to the stockholder's liability, viz., the subscription by defendant to the stock, the due organization of and the authority conferred on the bank to engage in business, the suspension, the valid appointment...

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