National Insurance v. Bowman

The petition alleged that the plaintiff was a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State, and that at the time of the execution of the note defendants were co-partners, doing business under the firm name of A. & V. Bowman, and that defendants by their firm name made their promissory note, by which they promised, for value received, to pay plaintiff, etc.

To this petition, one of the defendants demurred and assigned as reasons of objection : 1st. That the petition did not allege that the plaintiff was a corporation at the time the note was given. 2nd. The petition did not state…