Witherhead v. Allen

This action was commenced under the statute of 1849, entitled “ An act in relation to suits by and against joint-stock companies and associations,” as amended in 1853, against the appellants and seven other persons, alleged to be members of a joint-stock association, after judgment and execution against the company.

The complaint alleges that the defendants were, during the year 1857, members of and shareholders in a joint-stock company or association, duly organized and styled and known as “ The Ontario & St. Lawrence Steamboat company.” That during that year and while the defendants were…