Gardner v. Rumsey
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; Edward Dewes Oldfield, Judge. . Action by A. L. Gardner, doing business as A. L. Gardner & Company, and others, against Joseph F. Rumsey to enforce liability of officer of corporation to its creditors. Demurrer to petition sustained, and plaintiffs bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtPitohford, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Oklahoma county, sustaining a demurrer by the defendant to the plaintiffs’ petition. The causes of action set forth in the petition are based upon the statute of the state of Arkansas creating a- liability in favor of creditors against officers Of an Arkansas corporation who make a false certificate.
By virtue of .the statute, the organizers of a corporation, ..in Arkansas, are required to state, under oathi the amount of capital stock actually paid' in. The' directors and organizers are' required to make affidavit to the truthfulness…
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