Johnson v. Okerstrom
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $459.-59 and interest. From an order, Smith, J., denying plaintiffs’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict for defendants or for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed. In order that there be a de facto corporation the persons must have been capable of becoming a corporation de jure.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $459.-59 and interest. From an order, Smith, J., denying plaintiffs’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict for defendants or for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed. In order that there be a de facto corporation the persons must have been capable of becoming a corporation de jure. Abbott v. Omaha, 4 Neb. 416; Greene v. Dennis, 6 Conn. 293; Duke v. Taylor, 37 Fla. 64; 1 Thompson, Corp. § 505; Evenson v. Ellingson, 67 Wis. 634, and cases cited. A de facto corporation is one where an effort has been made to organize under some…
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action upon three promissory notes, payable to the plaintiffs, and signed “Schulin, Linden, Lindberg & Co.” The complaint alleged that the several defendants were co-partners, doing business as such under the name by which the notes were executed. The answer denied that the defendants were partners, or ever executed the notes as such or otherwise, and alleged that the notes were executed by a corporation known as the Isanti & Chisago Farmers’ Cooperative Association, doing business under the name of Schulin, Linden, Lindberg & Co. Upon this issue the defendants had a verdict, and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Finnegan v. NoerenbergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Johnson v. CorserSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Bergeron v. HobbsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897
- Bedal v. SpurrSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
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- Harrill v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Evens v. AndersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Sun River Stock & Land Co. v. Montana Trust & Savings BankMontana Supreme Court · 1928
- Doty v. PattersonIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
- First National Bank v. RockefellerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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