Bauer v. Northwest Blowpipe Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: William N. Catens, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. This is an action instituted by Charles Bauer against the Northwest Blowpipe Company for the collection of $500, which he claims the company promised and agreed to pay him in consideration that he would agree to the sale of the fixtures, furniture and interest of the Portland Bar & Fixture Company, an insolvent corporation, to the Pacific Fixture & Cabinet Company for 60 cents on the…
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From Multnomah: William N. Catens, Judge. Department 2. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. This is an action instituted by Charles Bauer against the Northwest Blowpipe Company for the collection of $500, which he claims the company promised and agreed to pay him in consideration that he would agree to the sale of the fixtures, furniture and interest of the Portland Bar & Fixture Company, an insolvent corporation, to the Pacific Fixture & Cabinet Company for 60 cents on the dollar. Plaintiff alleges that H. E. Jaeckel was a stockholder of the Portland Bar & Fixture Company, and also an officer and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
The evidence introduced tended to show the following circumstances: The plaintiff invested $1,000 cash in the capital stock of the Portland Bar & Fixture Company, which corporation in abont a year thereafter became insolvent, for the reason that all the other stock subscriptions were never paid. The stockholders outside of the plaintiff offered to sell and transfer all the interest of the company to the Pacific Fixture & Cabinet Company in consideration that the latter would pay 60 per cent on the dollar to all the creditors of the insolvent corporation. After this proposal and an…
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