Crane Co. v. Specht
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Douglas county. Tried below before Doane, J. The mere change of the name of a corporation does not affect its rights, property, or credits. (Rosenthal v. Madison & Indianapolis Plank Road Co., 10 Ind., 358; Town of Reading v. Wedder, 66 111., 80; Chiles v. Bridges’ Heirs, Litt. Sel. Cas. [Ky.], 420; Trustees of Northwestern College v. Schwagler, 37 la., 577; Morris o.
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Error from the district court of Douglas county. Tried below before Doane, J. The mere change of the name of a corporation does not affect its rights, property, or credits. (Rosenthal v. Madison & Indianapolis Plank Road Co., 10 Ind., 358; Town of Reading v. Wedder, 66 111., 80; Chiles v. Bridges’ Heirs, Litt. Sel. Cas. [Ky.], 420; Trustees of Northwestern College v. Schwagler, 37 la., 577; Morris o. St. Paul & C. R. Co., 19 Minn., 528; Trustees of University of Alabama v. Moody, 62 Ala., 389.) After change of name, all actions on old obligations must be brought in new name. (Mayor v. Seaber,…
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
In this case, an action in the district court of Douglas county, Nebraska, the plaintiff the Crane Company, plaintiff in the court below and in this court, sought to recover of defendant Christian Specht a certain sum which it claimed due from defendant as guarantor of the account oí one A. C. Liclitenberger to the Crane Bros. Manufacturing Company. The petition of plaintiff is as follows:
“The plaintiff in the above entitled cause, complaining of defendant therein, for a cause of action states that said plaintiff is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of Illinois; that on…
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