Victory Webb, &c., Mfg. Co. v. Beecher
New York Supreme Court
The complaint contains seven causes of action, described as counts, each count being separately stated and numbered, and declared to be a separate and distinct cause of action. The defendants have demurred to each count separately, as stating no cause of action.
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The complaint contains seven causes of action, described as counts, each count being separately stated and numbered, and declared to be a separate and distinct cause of action. The defendants have demurred to each count separately, as stating no cause of action. The first count sets forth a contract between the plaintiffs and the corporation called the Christian Union Publishing Company, for the sale of a printing machine alleged to be worth $20,979, and alleges that the trustees of the company, for one year from October 3, 1874, were the defendants, Beecher, Benedict, Sage, Avery and Howard,…
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence, J.
The complaint in this action contains seven counts, and each of the counts is alleged as a separate .and distinct cause of action. The defendants are sought to be held liable for certain indebtedness alleged to have been incurred by the Christian Union Publishing Company. The first six counts of the complaint do not contain an allegation of a single fact which shows why or for what reason the defendants should be held responsible for the debts of the Christian Union Publishing Company, and that corporation is not made a party to this action.
It is alleged in the fifth paragraph of the first…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wiles v. . SuydamNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Goldberg v. . UtleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Simmons v. FairchildNew York Supreme Court · 1864
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jasper v. HazenNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1892
- Baxter v. McDonnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Smith v. SageThe Superior Court of New York City · 1893
- Smith v. SageThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1893