United States Vinegar Co. v. Foehrenbach
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made December 15,1893, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a foreign corporation organized under the laws of the state of Illinois to recover from the defendants, 'residents of this state, their unpaid subscription to the capital stock of the plaintiff.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made December 15,1893, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict directed by the court. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a foreign corporation organized under the laws of the state of Illinois to recover from the defendants, 'residents of this state, their unpaid subscription to the capital stock of the plaintiff. The defendants, beyond a general denial, set up that the plaintiff was incorporated for the illegal purpose of controlling…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
The defendants, insist that there is additional proof in the present case, which takes it out of the operation of our decision in the case between this same plaintiff and Schlegel. (143 N. Y. 537.) A careful consideration of the case fails to show that it is so materially changed by this further proof, as to compel us to reach a different conclusion from that reached in the prior case. Judge O’Brien observed in the Sohlegel case, with respect to certain statements and acts of the promoters of the plaintiff company, which were relied upon as evidence of an illegal purpose or object in the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- United States Vinegar Co. v. SchlegelNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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