Erie & New York City Rail Road v. Owen
New York Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment entered upon a trial by the court. . Articles of association, pursuant to the general rail road act of 1850, were prepared, dated July 11th, 1851, and signed hy some 250 persons, promising to take an amount of stock which was sufficient, according to the statute.
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APPEAL from a judgment entered upon a trial by the court. . Articles of association, pursuant to the general rail road act of 1850, were prepared, dated July 11th, 1851, and signed hy some 250 persons, promising to take an amount of stock which was sufficient, according to the statute. A proper affidavit was annexed to the articles, taken March 8th, 1852, and those articles were filed in the office of the secretary of state, on the 12th of March, 1852, and the plaintiffs became duly incorporated. Articles exactly like those, filed were also used for the purpose of obtaining subscriptions,…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Marvin, P. J.
The case presents a single question. The .projectors of a rail road prepared articles of association in due form, in which thirteen directors were named, and as a matter of convenience, duplicated those articles for the purpose of obtaining subscribers. To one set of these articles, a sufficient number of subscribers, and a sufficient amount of stock were obtained, to justify the making of the affidavit required by the general rail road act, and such affidavit was made, and the articles and affidavit were filed, and the plaintiff became duly incorporated. The…
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