Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railroad v. Drinker

Tbe plaintiff, claiming to be a corporation existing in this state, and formed by tbe consolidation of tbe Ohio & Michigan Railroad Company, a Michigan corporation, with tbe Mansfield, Coldwater & Labe Michigan Railroad Company, an Ohio corporation, brought suit to recover of defendant assessments which had been made upon a subscription by him to the capital stock of the Michigan corporation. As the right of the plaintiff would be derived wholly from the consolidation, it became necessary to prove it, and for this purpose a certified copy of what purported to be the articles of agreement…