Jones v. . Barlow
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of Mew York, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of Mew York, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict. This action was brought against defendants as trustees of the American Seal-Lock Company, a corporation organized under the general manufacturing act (chap. 40, Laws of 1848), to enforce the liability imposed by section 12 of said act, by reason of failure on their part to file an annual report in January, 1871. The corporation was incorporated May 17th, 1870. Plaintiff, during the year 1871, sold and delivered to the corporation goods for…
1Dissent
Folger, J. (dissenting).
I do not yield to the contention of the defendant, that no report need be filed until after the company has commenced business in fact. The report is to be filed each year, within twenty days from the first day of January. This means each year after the organization. If it is not filed within that time, because the company has not then liad an actual business transaction, may it have that transaction on the twenty-second day of the year, and go on the whole year after, without giving the protecting information to the public which the statute provides for ? The act…
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- Miller v. . WhiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Corning & Horner v. McCulloughNew York Court of Appeals · 1847
- Bolen v. . CrosbyNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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