Legal Opinion
Halkin v. Hume
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided October 15, 1924PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpiegelberg, J.
This is an action to enforce the liability of stockholders for a debt due from the corporation to the plaintiff, who was an employee of said corporation. The action is brought to enforce the provision of section 71 of the Stock Corporation Law. The defendants move to dismiss the complaint upon the ground that this court has no jurisdiction to entertain the action. They claim that the action does not arise “ upon a contract, express or implied,” and that under the Municipal Court Code, section 6, subdivision 1, the court’s power is limited in cases of contract to such actions.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Steamship Co. v. JoliffeSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Pache v. OppenheimAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
- Harrington v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Devery v. Winton Motor Carriage Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1906
- Wielar v. WatzkyAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1916
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. StoneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- In re the Estate of CohenNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- Naimoli v. MassaGeneva City Court · 1975
- Horowitz v. WinterCity of New York Municipal Court · 1927
- Egling v. LombardoRochester City Court · 1943
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