Legal Opinion
Baker v. Smith
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 16, 1918PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Trespass on the Case to enforce liability of defendant as an officer and director of a corporation under Gen. Laws, 1909, cap. 214, §§ 2, 3, 12.
1Opinion of the CourtVincent, J.
This is an action of the case brought by the plaintiff, a creditor of the Manchester Manufacturing Com pany, a corporation located in the city of Providence, against the defendant as the secretary, treasurer, and director of said company under the provisions of Sections 2, 3, and 12 of Chapter 214 of the General Laws of Rhode Island, 1909. These sections are as follows:
“Sec. 2. The president and directors, with the treasurer and clerk of such company, within ten days after the payment of the last installment of the capital stock fixed and limited by the charter or by vote of the company, in…
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- Estes v. German National BankSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
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