Takamine v. Hirschfeld

Hirschfeld, defendant in error and plaintiff below, sued Takamine on a contract and recovered judgment; first, before a justice of the peace and thereafter on appeal to the county court. Takamine, defendant, brings the case here for review and asks for a supersedeas.

The evidence shows that Takamine was the secretary and a stockholder and director of The Midwest Portland Cement Company, a Colorado corporation with a large authorized capitalization but no funds. Hirschfeld, a Denver printer, was engaged to print the stock certificates of the company, but the material was expensive and he…