Show I Important Decision Des Moines la 21A decision was I t4 rendered by Judge Sherez of the United J States circuit court against the stockholders S j 1 stock-holders of the Lamar Insurance Company I I J Com-pany The stockholders have been in litigation S gation since the great fire of 1871 and the J i t j case was brought to compel the stockholders Z4 stock-holders of the defunct company who had l j S j not paid np the stock in full to reimburse i reim-burse the parties insured for the logs of S that time The defense was that the I l S Lamar Company had transferred their iiI business to the Peopled Insurance Com I t psny thus exempting them from further t 1 liabilities The loss amounted to 500 f 000 of which the people had paid j H 400000 and the court holds that f j j the original stockholders of the Lamar J Company are liable to the full amcunt I l i necessary to leimourse the complain ant I j This only effects the stockholders who St 1i had not paid tip for stock in lull The iS ii court also issues a decree for the collection i of the claims about 100000 and inter I I l est and coats |