Nickum v. Burckhardt
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: E. D. Shattuck, Judge. This is an action by J. M. Nickum, 'as receiver of the Oregon Fertilizing Company (a private corporation), to recover from Burckhardt Bros, an amount claimed to be due on a certain alleged subscription to the capital stock of said company. The defendants filed a plea in abatement to the effect that the alleged corporation was never legally organized.
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From Multnomah: E. D. Shattuck, Judge. This is an action by J. M. Nickum, 'as receiver of the Oregon Fertilizing Company (a private corporation), to recover from Burckhardt Bros, an amount claimed to be due on a certain alleged subscription to the capital stock of said company. The defendants filed a plea in abatement to the effect that the alleged corporation was never legally organized. On a trial of this issue there was a judgment for defendants, from which this appeal is taken.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Wolverton.
This is an action to recover for assessments levied upon unpaid capital stock of a private corporation. About June 18, 1893, some thirteen persons, among whom were Guy Posson, who signed for two shares; J. E. Juston, for four; F. C. Barnes, for ten; and H. Pease, for three — subscribed the following agreement, each placing opposite his name the number of shares presumably intended to be taken: “We, the undersigned, each in consideration of the promise of the other, agree to subscribe for and take the number of shares of the capital stock set opposite our…
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