Legal Opinion
Harvey-Watts Co. v. Worcester Umbrella Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 20, 1906PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
This is a bill brought by creditors of the Worcester Umbrella Company, a Massachusetts corporation, to enforce the alleged liability of three of its officers under R. L. c. 110, § 58, cl. 5,* for signing a false certificate that the capital stock of the corporation was paid in in cash and invested, or voted to be invested, in the purchase of material, supplies, machinery, stock and labor. The case comes before us on an appeal from a decree dismissing the bill. The evidence at the hearing was taken by a commissioner, and special findings were made in the Superior Court.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Nash v. Minnesota Title Insurance & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Montgomery v. PickeringMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Dickinson v. ToddMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Skehill v. AbbottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Reed v. ReedMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Moss v. Old Colony Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Old Dominion Copper Mining & Smelting Co. v. BigelowMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Glover v. Waltham Laundry Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Berry v. KyesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Sohland v. BakerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1927
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