Cream City Mirror Plate Co. v. Coggeshall
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee-county: WabbeN D. TaebaNt, Circuit Judge. This 'is an appeal from an order overruling a general demurrer to the complaint.
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Appeal from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee-county: WabbeN D. TaebaNt, Circuit Judge. This 'is an appeal from an order overruling a general demurrer to the complaint. The complaint in substance alleges that on and prior to January 7, 1906, the net assets of the-plaintiff corporation exceeded $54,000 and that all of the stock therein was owned by John M. Goetzinger and his wife and daughter; that on January 3, 1906, it was agreed between Goetzinger and the defendant Donahue that the capital stock of the company should be increased to $50,000, and that Goetzinger should sell and…
1Opinion of the Court
B'aRNes, J".
Tbe question presented to tbis court is: Does tbe complaint state a cause of action? It may be tbat tbe plaintiff is asking relief to wbicb it is not entitled, and tbat facts exist wbicb would deter a court of equity from- granting any relief, but if they do exist they are not before us. Tbe complaint shows tbat Goetzinger beld four fifths of tbe capital stock of tbe corporation as collateral security for tbe payment of an indebtedness amounting to- $15,000, which indebtedness was incurred by the defendant Donahue in reference to the purchase of tbe corporate stock and property of…
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