Lamphere v. Lang
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Louis J. Lang, from a judgment of the County Court of Chautauqua county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the 20th day of July, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of July, 1912, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Lambert, J.:
Plaintiff brings this action, as receiver, to recover the value of ten shares of capital stock of the Canadaway Fertilizer Company, issued to the defendant. Upon a trial a verdict was directed for the respondent.
Without reviewing the evidence in detail it may be fairly said that the proof given in this action justifies the conclusion that this stock was issued to appellant, without other payment therefor, than services performed in launching the corporation and arranging for fche commencement of the business enterprise.
Appellant was one of seven directors and the first…
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