Smith v. Poor
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Trespass on the Case. This action was commenced Nov. 22, 1852. After the writ was read to the jury and the plaintiff stated the grounds on which he proposed to support the action, the counsel for defendants interposed objections to its maintenance, even if the facts set forth in the declaration could be proved; and Shepley, C. J., presiding at the trial, deeming the objections valid, a nonsuit was entered, which was to be taken off and the action to stand for trial, if in…
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Trespass on the Case. This action was commenced Nov. 22, 1852. After the writ was read to the jury and the plaintiff stated the grounds on which he proposed to support the action, the counsel for defendants interposed objections to its maintenance, even if the facts set forth in the declaration could be proved; and Shepley, C. J., presiding at the trial, deeming the objections valid, a nonsuit was entered, which was to be taken off and the action to stand for trial, if in the opinion of the Court, the action can be maintained upon proof of the facts alleged in the declaration. The defendants…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, J.
The Portland Gas Light Company are responsible to the plaintiff on any and all contracts it may have made with him, to the extent of any damage he may have sustained in consequence of any violation of such contract or contracts on its own part.
The directors of a corporation are chosen by the votes of the corporators, are the agents of the corporation, and are responsible tpALfor official misconduct and fraud in the discharge of their duties. The amount which may be re*422covered by the corporation in a suit for official delinquency, •will in each case constitute a portion of its assets in which…
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- Cunningham v. PellNew York Court of Chancery · 1836
- Ex parte DesdoityNew York Supreme Court · 1828
- Ogden v. KipNew York Court of Chancery · 1822
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