Badger Paper Co. v. Rose
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Judge. Action to enforce the personal liability of stockholders of a corporation for its debt contracted before the statutory requirements as to subscription and payment for stock had been complied with. . Prior to the 1st day of September, 1893, in contemplation of organizing a corporation to publish a Democratic morning newspaper in the city of Milwaukee, a subscription list was circulated, for…
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Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. 0. Ludwig, Judge. Action to enforce the personal liability of stockholders of a corporation for its debt contracted before the statutory requirements as to subscription and payment for stock had been complied with. . Prior to the 1st day of September, 1893, in contemplation of organizing a corporation to publish a Democratic morning newspaper in the city of Milwaukee, a subscription list was circulated, for the purpose of obtaining signers thereto of persons who were willing to take stock in such an enterprise. The…
1Opinion of the CourtMabshall, J.
The first question to be determined is, To whom did plaintiff contract to sell the paper? In determining that question, the date when the Times Printing Company became á corporation competent to contract, as such, •is important. Sec. 1772, E. S., provides that the articles of organization, or a yerified copy thereof, “ shall be recorded by the register of deeds of the county in which such corporation is located; and no corporation shall, until such articles be so left for record, have legal existence.” Sec. ■1773, E. S., provides that, “ until the directors or trustees shall be elected, the…
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- Buffalo Jamestown Railroad Co. v. . GiffordNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- McArthur v. Times Printing Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1889
- Pratt v. Oshkosh Match Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
- Knox v. Childersburg Land Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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