Sherman v. Slayback
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by Silas H. Withersbee, George B. Sherman, and others, copartners, against John D. Slayback and Frank B. Bobinson. The action was referred, and the referee reported in favor of plaintiffs. After the report, the plaintiff Silas H. Withersbee died, and the action was continued in the names of the other plaintiffs as surviving partners.. From the judgment for plaintiffs, entered on the referee’s report, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMayham, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, entered upon the report of a referee, for $19,689.44 recovery and cost. The. action was brought to charge the defendants, as directors of the Port Henry *292Steel & Iron Company, Limited, with a debt alleged to be due to the plaintiffs from that company, under provisions of chapter 611 of the Laws of 1875, under which the company was organized, on the grounds—First, that the defendants, as directors, had failed to file the annual reports required by that act for the years 1886 and 1887; and, secondly, for making an alleged false…
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