Jones v. Avery

The plaintiff, claiming to be a judgment creditor of the “ Condensed Oil Manufacturing Company ” for services rendered to the company, and that collection by *328execution had failed, prosecuted this action against the defendant as a stockholder to compel him to make payment. The trial judge ordered a verdict against the plaintiff. The alleged judgment against the corporation was before a justice, and was given on a confession made by the president and without a showing of authority from the directors. Whether this confession was sufficient to confer jurisdiction may be open to some discussion,…