Safety Deposit Life Insurance v. Smith

Appellee brought suit in the court below, and against appellants, and recovered for services rendered by him at the request of one of the corporators, before the company was organized or did any business. It seems that the corporators named in the charter engaged in obtaining subscription for stock, preparatory to the organization of the company, and Brewster, who was one of them, about the middle of January, 1870, employed appellee to act as book keeper, and he continued to so act until the company was organized, about the last of March or first of April of that year. Appellee continued in…