Torbett v. Godwin
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Hew York county. Action by Ruth Torbett, as assignee of Hattie Patterson Brooks and others, against Parke Godwin. On trial before a jury, they found a verdict for plaintiff. A motion by defendant for a new trial was denied, and judgment for plaintiff was entered on the verdict. Defendant appeals from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtBarrett, J.
The plaintiff brings this action as the assignee of five employes of a corporation known as the American Opera Company, Limited, to recover from the defendant the claims of these employes against such corporation. It is sought to charge the defendant as a director of the company under section 21 of chapter 611 of the Laws of 1875, pursuant to which act the corporation was organized. The section referred to reads as follows: “If any certificate or report made, or public notice given, by the officers of any such corporation, shall be false in any material representation, all the officers who…
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