Buffington v. Bardon
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. It is alleged in the complaint that before June' 8, 1888, the defendants combined together to form a corporation under the laws of this state, to be named the “ North Star Iron-Works Company;” that on the date aforesaid they signed and acknowledged articles for the incorporation of such company, which were filed in the office of the register of deeds of Ashland.county June 13, and in the office of the secretary of state June…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. It is alleged in the complaint that before June' 8, 1888, the defendants combined together to form a corporation under the laws of this state, to be named the “ North Star Iron-Works Company;” that on the date aforesaid they signed and acknowledged articles for the incorporation of such company, which were filed in the office of the register of deeds of Ashland.county June 13, and in the office of the secretary of state June 18, 1888; that defendants, acting under the name of such corporation, transacted business and made the contract with…
1Opinion of the CourtLyon, J.
1. The averments of the complaint indicate that this action was brought under sec. 1713, N. S., which provides, in respect to stock corporations, as follows: “No such corporation shall transact business with any others than its members, until at least one half of its capital shall have been duly subscribed, and at least twenty per centum thereof actually paid in; and if any obligation shall be contracted in violation hereof, the corporation offending shall have no right of action thereon; but the stockholders then existing of such corporation shall be personally liable upon the same.” That…
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