Conaty v. Torghen

This is an action of trespass on the case for negligence brought by the receiver of an insolvent corporation against three of its officers jointly, Torghen as President, Blistein as Treasurer, and Friedman as Secretary. The case was tried to a jury and at the conclusion of the evidence the court denied defendants’ motion and granted that of plaintiff for direction of a verdict. Defendant Blistein alone pressed exceptions to the action of the trial court on both motions.

The first and only count of the declaration with which we are now concerned avers the incorporation in 1907 of the…