Card v. . Groesbeck
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered July 15, 1910, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as-material, are stated in the opinion. The statute is in derogation of the common law and must be strictly construed. (Chase v. Lord, 77 N. Y. 1; Dyer v. Drucker, 108 App.
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Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered July 15, 1910, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as-material, are stated in the opinion. The statute is in derogation of the common law and must be strictly construed. (Chase v. Lord, 77 N. Y. 1; Dyer v. Drucker, 108 App. Div. 238; Gause v. Boldt, 49 Misc. Rep. 340; Shorer v. Times Printing Co., 53 Hun, 88; Libbey v. Tobey, 82 Me. 397; Dane v. Dane Mfg. Co., 14 Gray…
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought against the defendant as a stockholder of the Prospect Park Company, a corporation, to recover the amount due and owing to the plaintiff by the corporation for his personal services and for services of his brother George, whose claim had been assigned to him. The defendant admits that he was a stockholder of the corporation, but puts in issue in his answer all of the questions which we shall hereafter consider.
Section 57 of the Stock Corporation Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 59) provides that “The stockholders of every stock corporation shall jointly and severally be personally…
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