Chase v. Curtis
Supreme Court of the United States
IN ERROR. TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE'SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. The complaint in this' action, after alleging that the plain- ' tiff (who is plaintiff in error) ivas a citizen of Pennsylvania, and the defendants citizens of New York, proceeded as follows: 11 Second. That at the times hereinafter mentioned the defendants were trustees of the' Union Petroleum Company of New York. “ Third.
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IN ERROR. TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE'SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. The complaint in this' action, after alleging that the plain- ' tiff (who is plaintiff in error) ivas a citizen of Pennsylvania, and the defendants citizens of New York, proceeded as follows: 11 Second. That at the times hereinafter mentioned the defendants were trustees of the' Union Petroleum Company of New York. “ Third. That the said company is, and at, the times hereinafter mentioned was, a corporation organized pursuant to an act of the legislature of the State of New York, entitled ‘ An Act to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
He recited the facts- as above stated, and continued:
It is the well settled rule of decision, established by the Court of Appeals of New York in numerous cases, that this section of the statute, to enforce which the present action was brought, is penal in its character, and must be construed with strictness as against those sought to be subjected to its liabilities. Merchants' Bank v. Bliss, 35 N. Y. 412; Wiles v. Suydam, 64 N. Y. 173; Easterly v. Barber, 65 N. Y. 252; Knox v. Baldwin, 80 N. Y. 610; Veeder v. Baker, 83 N. Y. 156; Pier v. George, 86 N. Y. 613; Stokes v. Stickney, 96 N. Y. 323.
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