Ward v. Brigham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity brought by Thomas W. Ward and Lyman Belknap against William B. Brigham and forty-nine others, alleging that the plaintiffs and defendants were members of a partnership known as the Milk Producers’ Association of Westboro, and entered into an agreement with each other by which they agreed to purchase milk of the individual members and others, and to transport the milk to Boston and there sell the same, and, after paying for the milk and the cost of transporting…
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Bill in equity brought by Thomas W. Ward and Lyman Belknap against William B. Brigham and forty-nine others, alleging that the plaintiffs and defendants were members of a partnership known as the Milk Producers’ Association of Westboro, and entered into an agreement with each other by which they agreed to purchase milk of the individual members and others, and to transport the milk to Boston and there sell the same, and, after paying for the milk and the cost of transporting and selling the same, to divide the profits, if any, among the members; that the business was carried on for a long…
1Opinion of the CourtSoule, J.
It appears from the report of the master that, in the year 1869, the plaintiffs and six of the fifty defendants took preliminary steps towards the formation of a corporation under the St. of 1866, e. 290. Articles of association were signed, the amount of the capital stock was fixed at $10,000, and the par value of the shares was to be $25. The name of the corporation was to be The Westboro Milk Producers’ Association, and its business was to be carried on at Westboro and at Boston. A first meeting was duly called and held, at which by-laws were adopted, and a president, board of directors,…
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