People v. Bowen
New York Supreme Court
DEMURRER to complaint. The opinion of the court contains a statement of the facts stated in the complaint, and of the legal questions raised by the demurrer thereto.
1Opinion of the CourtSutherland, J.
This is an action in the nature of a quo warranto, against the defendants, for assuming to be,, and acting as a corporation, without authority of law. The complaint alleges that the defendants have associated themselves together and claim to be a corporation, and are unlawfully acting as a corporation, under an alleged act of the legislature of the state *25of New York, entitled “ An act to incorporate the Metropolitan Gras Light Company of the City of New York,” passed April 17, 1855 ; but further alleges, that although the bill of said alleged act passed the assembly on the 5th day of April,…
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