Moosbrugger v. Kaufman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
. Appeal by the .plaintiff, Angela E. Moosbrugger, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Monroe Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Steuben on the 30th day of December, 1895, disallowing the plaintiff’s costs and allowing the defendant’s costs in the above-entitled action, and in fourteen other actions by the same plaintiff against different defendants.
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. Appeal by the .plaintiff, Angela E. Moosbrugger, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Monroe Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Steuben on the 30th day of December, 1895, disallowing the plaintiff’s costs and allowing the defendant’s costs in the above-entitled action, and in fourteen other actions by the same plaintiff against different defendants. When the motion was heard several affidavits were read, and the plaintiff’s bill of costs in each action with two affidavits of her attorney, and a bill of costs' of each defendant with an affidavit…
1Dissent
Follett, J. (dissenting):
In July, 1891, the Pleasant Valley Vintage Company was incorporated, pursuant to chapter 567 of the Laws of 1890 (the Business Corporations Law) with a capital stock of $12,000, divided into 120 shares of $100 each, and in March, 1892, the capital stock was increased by $23,000, making it $35,000, divided into 350 shares of $100 each. This defendant subscribed for and held seven shares of stock, and the other fourteen defendants were shareholders-for various sums.
The last paragraph of section 7 of chapter 567, Laws of 1890, provided“ If any corporation formed under…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Weeks v. . LoveNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Bauer v. PlattNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Burns v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1892
- Cooper v. . JollyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884