Armstrong v. Cowles
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon the statute (Gen. Statutes, p. 314, sec. 3,) to enforce a personal liability of the defendants as directors of a joint-stoclc corporation for a debt of the company; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of New Haven County, and tried to the court upon the general issue before Robinson, J. Upon the trial the plaintiffs claimed, and offered evidence to prove, that the Now England Gas Carbonizing Company was organized under the provisions of the act in reference to…
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Action upon the statute (Gen. Statutes, p. 314, sec. 3,) to enforce a personal liability of the defendants as directors of a joint-stoclc corporation for a debt of the company; brought to the Court of Common Pleas of New Haven County, and tried to the court upon the general issue before Robinson, J. Upon the trial the plaintiffs claimed, and offered evidence to prove, that the Now England Gas Carbonizing Company was organized under the provisions of the act in reference to joint stock companies, on the 19th of November, 1872, and commenced business on the 9th of December, 1872; that the…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The New England Gas Carbonizing Company was formed and organized under the statute relating to joint-stock corporations in November, 1872, and transacted business as such until June, 1874, and the defendants, being officers and directors of the company during all that time, intentionally neglected to file certificates of organization with the secretary of the state and the town clerk, as required by section 401, title 7, page 171, of the General Statutes of 1866.
In January, 1873, the company became indebted to one Samuel Whitney in the sum of one thousand dollars, and Whitney about the same…
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