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POLLARD v. BAILEY

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87 U.S. 520 (1874)

20 Wall. 520

22 L.Ed. 376

POLLARD, v. BAILEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

November 9, 1874.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. J.A. Elmore, in support of the ruling below:

Mr. J.A. Campbell (a brief of Mr. G.W. Goldthwaite being filed), contra.

The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the court.

The right of Bailey to maintain his action against Pollard depends upon the construction to be given to the charter of the bank. Pollard does not deny his liability to the creditors, but insists that it cannot be enforced in this manner.

He is one of the stockholders of the bank and Bailey one of its creditors. Stockholders are, by article two, section sixteen of the charter, "bound respectively for all...

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