Electric Welding Co. v. Prince
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Twenty ACTIONS oe contract to enforce subscriptions for shares of tbe plaintiff, as described in the opinion. Writs dated May 12, 1894. The form of application for ordinary shares referred to in the opinion was as follows: “ The Electric Welding Company, Limited. Share Capital . . . ¿6460,000, In 45,000 Ordinary Shares of ¿610 each and 1,000 Founders’ Shares of ¿610 each. Form of Application for Ordinary Shares.
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Twenty ACTIONS oe contract to enforce subscriptions for shares of tbe plaintiff, as described in the opinion. Writs dated May 12, 1894. The form of application for ordinary shares referred to in the opinion was as follows: “ The Electric Welding Company, Limited. Share Capital . . . ¿6460,000, In 45,000 Ordinary Shares of ¿610 each and 1,000 Founders’ Shares of ¿610 each. Form of Application for Ordinary Shares. (To be retained by the Bankers.) “ To tbe Directors of The Electric Welding Company, Limited. “Gentlemen, — I enclose remittance for the sum of ¿625 being a Deposit of 10s. per share…
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
Under the titles of these two cases we have before us twenty cases brought to recover certain sums alleged to be due to the plaintiff from the defendants, in payment of their several subscriptions to shares in its (the plaintiff’s) ordinary share capital. The cases were sent to an auditor. The evidence at the trial consisted of his report and other *247evidence, some of which was not before him. The presiding judge directed a verdict for-the defendants and reported the cases to this court.
Before the cases came on for trial, Eaton, the defendant in one of the actions, died, and his executor was…
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