Baldwin v. Wolff
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by the trustee in bankruptcy of a corporation, to recover moneys fraudulently withdrawn from its treasury by a shareholder, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried before Shumway, J. Judgment for plaintiff. Each party appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, C. J.
The defendant, being the owner of a retail millinery business, gave a quarter interest in it to her stepson Charles J. Halper. They became copartners in the business, under the name of J. Halper & Company, and on December 11th, 1905, the firm (her interest being three times as much as his) owned a stock in trade worth over $9,000, and owed $2,000 to one Max Abrahammer. He agreed with the copartners that the copartnership should be converted into a corporation with a capital stock of four hundred and twenty shares of the par value of $25 each; each of the three to subscribe for one hundred and…
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