Willard v. Trustees of Methodist Episcopal Church of Rockville Centre

This suit was brought upon an instrument in writing, purporting to be a subscription paper, with the name of appellant thereon as a subscriber.

The execution. of the instrument was not put in issue by sworn plea, and it was therefore not error to refuse to allow the subscriber to testify that he did not sign the paper.

The other point made for reversal is, that there was not an organization of the corporation in strict conformity to the statute, at the time the subscription was made, nor at the time the suit was commenced.

There was an organization in fact, and though the subscription was made…