Waterville Manufacturing Co. v. Brown & Bryan
New York Supreme Court
Motion on behalf of the defendants for a new trial, on bill of exceptions. The action was tried on the 14th November, 1851, at the Monroe Circuit,- before Welles, J. On the trial it became necessary for the plaintiff to prove its corporate existence, under a statute of the state of Connecticut.
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Motion on behalf of the defendants for a new trial, on bill of exceptions. The action was tried on the 14th November, 1851, at the Monroe Circuit,- before Welles, J. On the trial it became necessary for the plaintiff to prove its corporate existence, under a statute of the state of Connecticut. The plaintiff claimed to be a corporation organized under a general statute of that state, entitled, “ Of Joint Stock Corporations,” the 196th section of which is as follows:— “ Any number of persons not less than three, who, by articles of agreement in writing, have associated, or shall associate,…
1Opinion of the Court
Welles, Justice.
By section 210 of the statute of the state of Connecticut concerning joint stock corporations, under which the plaintiff claims to have been incorporated, it is provided, that before any corporation formed and established by virtue of that statute shall commence business, the president and directors thereof shall, among other things, make a certificate of the purposes for which such corporation is formed, the amount of their capital stock, the amount actually paid in, and the names of their stockholders, and the number of shares by each respectively owned; which certificate…
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