Rogers v. Danby Universalist Society
Supreme Court of Vermont
Book Account. Judgment to account was rendered, and an auditor was appointed, who reported the facts substantially as follows. The defendants organized, March 1, 183S, and from that time transacted business, by the name of The Danby Universalist Society. The articles of association expressed the purpose to be the building of a meeting house.
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Book Account. Judgment to account was rendered, and an auditor was appointed, who reported the facts substantially as follows. The defendants organized, March 1, 183S, and from that time transacted business, by the name of The Danby Universalist Society. The articles of association expressed the purpose to be the building of a meeting house. By the first article it was provided, that the officers of the association should consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, a board of trustees consisting of three members, and a prudential committee consisting of seven members, and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Davis, J.
Several questions raised in this case must be considered as definitely settled by the cases of Geer v. School District No. 10 in Richmond, 6 Vt. 76, and Sawyer v. Meth. Ep. Society in Royalton, 18 Vt. 405. Such, in particular, as concern the right of an individual to bring a suit at law against a corporation, of which he is a member, — the right of one committee-man, or trustee, or agent, among several jointly constituted, to recover in his private character, in this form of action, for services and expenditures performed qnd made on his own…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Geer v. 10th School DistrictSupreme Court of Vermont · 1834
- Sawyer v. Methodist Episcopal SocietySupreme Court of Vermont · 1846
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