Grant v. George C. Treadwell Co.
New York Supreme Court
Action by Hugh J. Grant, as temporary receiver of the St. Nicholas Bank of New York, against the George 0. Treadwell Com- . pany, impleaded with George H. Treadwell. The complaint was dismissed, and plaintiff moves for a new trial, on exceptions ordered to be heard at general term in the first instance.
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Action by Hugh J. Grant, as temporary receiver of the St. Nicholas Bank of New York, against the George 0. Treadwell Com- . pany, impleaded with George H. Treadwell. The complaint was dismissed, and plaintiff moves for a new trial, on exceptions ordered to be heard at general term in the first instance. February 1, 1892, the George C. Treadwell Company was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, and had places of business at the cities of New York and Albany, in this state. From the date of the organization of the corporation, and until April 17, 1894, George H. Treadwell was its president…
1Opinion of the CourtFollett, J.
At the close of the plaintiff’s case, the court, on defendant’s motion, dismissed the complaint, and the plaintiff excepted, and asked that the question of the power of the president to execute the notes be submitted to the jury, which request Was refused, and the plaintiff excepted. The inherent power of the defendant corporation to bind itself by promissory notes was not questioned on the trial. The sole question litigated at circuit was whether the president of the defendant had authority to bind it *703by these promissory notes; and the only question presented on this motion is, was the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- National Spraker Bank v. George C. Treadwell Co.New York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by3 opinions
- Grant v. George C. Treadwell Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Western National Bank v. FaberNew York Supreme Court · 1899
- Bigelow Co. v. Automatic Gas Producer Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1907