Legal Opinion

Greenbrier Industrial Exposition v. Rodes

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 22, 1893PublishedCited by 12 opinions

cited, 1 Min. Inst. 572; Code c. 71, s. 2; 2 Price 93; 17 Am. St. Pep. 910; 12 Ind. 376 ; 26 Ill. 41; 40 Me. 172 ; 41 Me. 512; 37 Am. Rep. 910; 17 Ill. 54; Id. 429; 87 ST. Y. 294; 56 Y. Ii. 549 ; 116 Mass. 471; 16 Y. Y. 45 ; 7 Barb. 157 ; 11 Y. Y. 102; 14 Y. Y. 336; 21 W. Ya. 172; 32 Gratt. 146; 104 Ind. 401; 46 Ind. 142; 58 Y. Y. 397 ; 50 Ind. 342 ; 83 Ind. 9 ; 89 Ind. 389 ; 46 Ind. 142; 25 Ind. 340; 80 Y. Y. 219; 19 Ind. 213; 2 Rev. títat.

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cited, 1 Min. Inst. 572; Code c. 71, s. 2; 2 Price 93; 17 Am. St. Pep. 910; 12 Ind. 376 ; 26 Ill. 41; 40 Me. 172 ; 41 Me. 512; 37 Am. Rep. 910; 17 Ill. 54; Id. 429; 87 ST. Y. 294; 56 Y. Ii. 549 ; 116 Mass. 471; 16 Y. Y. 45 ; 7 Barb. 157 ; 11 Y. Y. 102; 14 Y. Y. 336; 21 W. Ya. 172; 32 Gratt. 146; 104 Ind. 401; 46 Ind. 142; 58 Y. Y. 397 ; 50 Ind. 342 ; 83 Ind. 9 ; 89 Ind. 389 ; 46 Ind. 142; 25 Ind. 340; 80 Y. Y. 219; 19 Ind. 213; 2 Rev. títat. Y. Y. (0th Ed.) 495, 500, 618; Code, c. 54.

1Opinion of the Court

Brannon, Judge :

The Greenbrier Industrial Exposition as a corporation formed under chapter 54 of the Code sought by motion to recover from Robert 0. Rodes a subscription to its capital stock, he having signed the agreement made under that chapter, preliminary to the incorporation of the company; and, the court having rendered judgment for the defendant the company brought this writ of error.

Rodes took no other part in the organization of the company, nor did ho in any way recognize the corporation. Ilis name was entered on the company books as a stockholder. He did not acknowledge the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Clearwater v. MeredithSupreme Court of the United States · 1864
  2. Buffalo and N.Y. City R.R. Co. v. . DudleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
  3. Mokelumne Hill Canal & Mining Co. v. WoodburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
  4. Cartwright v. DickinsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
  5. Athol Music Hall Co. v. CareyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Shiffer v. AkenbrookIndiana Court of Appeals · 1921
  2. Greenbrier Industrial Exposition v. OcheltreeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Greenbrier Industrial Exposition v. SquiresWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
  4. West End Real Estate Co. v. NashWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
  5. Woods Motor Vehicle Co. v. . BradyNew York Court of Appeals · 1905

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