Amos D. Bridge's Sons, Inc. v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Amos D. Bridge’s Sons, Inc., from an order and judgment of the Court of Claims in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 25th day of February, 1919, and the 13th day of March] 1919, respectively, dismissing its claim upon the ground that claimant, a foreign stock corporation other than a moneyed corporation, had not procured a certificate from the Secretary of State that it had complied with the requirements…
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Appeal by the plaintiff, Amos D. Bridge’s Sons, Inc., from an order and judgment of the Court of Claims in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 25th day of February, 1919, and the 13th day of March] 1919, respectively, dismissing its claim upon the ground that claimant, a foreign stock corporation other than a moneyed corporation, had not procured a certificate from the Secretary of State that it had complied with the requirements of law authorizing it to do business in this State.
1Opinion of the Court
H. T. Kellogg, J.:
The claimant is a foreign stock corporation doing business within the State of New York. It entered into a contract with the State to construct a highway for the State, and, having completed the contract, filed this claim for additional expenses of *501performance due to the fault of the State. Claimant never procured from the Secretary of State a certificate that it had complied with all the provisions of law necessary to be fulfilled to authorize it to do business within the State as provided in section 15 of the General Corporation Law (Consol. Laws, chap. 23; Laws of 1909,…
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