MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.
This action was brought by the receiver of the Missouri National Bank of Kansas City, Missouri, under section 5151 of the Revised Statutes, providing that the shareholders of every national banking association shall be held individually responsible, equally and ratably, and not one for another, for all contracts, debts and engagements of such association, to the amount of their stock therein, at the par value...
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