Clement v. City of Lathrop

McCrary, C, J.

This case is before the court on demurrer to petition. It is a suit upon certain bonds issued in the name of the “Town of Lathrop.” The true corporate name, as the petition avers, was “The inhabitants of the town of Lathrop.” It is averred in the petition that the municipality was commonly known as the “Town of Lathrop, ” and that the bonds were issued by “The inhabitants of the town of Lathrop,” in and by the name of the town of Lathrop. A corporation, like a natural person, may he known and designated by *886several names, although it can have but one corporate designation. It has…