Cleveland, L. & W. Railway Co. v. Kent
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railway Company against Sheldon L. Kent and another. From an interlocutory judgment sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
This suit is brought for the purpose of charging the respondents and some of the other defendants with personal liability for the debts of the Brock Hill Coal Company, a foreign corporation, organized under the laws of Ohio. It does not appear that any of the other defendants have been served with process, or have ap*428peared in the action. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, as well as the coal company, is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Ohio, in which state the latter company has its chief office and place of business, and was engaged in the operation of coal…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cross v. United States Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Ferguson v. NeilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1890
- Barnes v. WheatonNew York Supreme Court · 1894
- Cross v. United States Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by3 opinions
- Stoddard v. . LumNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Hilliker v. HaleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1902
- Miller v. SmithSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1904