Nimmons v. Hennion
The Superior Court of New York City
The action was against the defendant to enforce his joint and several liability, as one of the trustees of thé Montana Mill Company, a corporation formed under the laws of this State, arising from the omission of such company to file its annual report, pursuant to the provisions of the statute.
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The action was against the defendant to enforce his joint and several liability, as one of the trustees of thé Montana Mill Company, a corporation formed under the laws of this State, arising from the omission of such company to file its annual report, pursuant to the provisions of the statute. The pleadings and the facts established at the trial were substantially the same as in the case of these plaintiffs against Tap-pan, another of the trustees of such company, decided at this term. The defendant was elected a trustee on the ninth of January, 1866, and was in office when the company made…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
Monell, J.
All the questions which are presented by the exceptions in this case, except one, have been determined by the decision at this term in the case of these plaintiffs against Tappan, another of the trustees of the Montana Mill Company.
The question not decided by the Tappan case is, whether the defendant is liable for the debts of the' company contracted before he became a trustee.
1 The question arising upon the statute of limitations is the same as arose in Tappan’s case, except that to make the objection *667available in this case, it was and had to be claimed that the debt…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Oviatt v. HughesNew York Supreme Court · 1862
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