Bank of Hamilton v. Mudgett
New York Supreme Court
Motion by tbe defendant for a new trial, on exceptions taken at tbe Monroe Circuit, and ordered to be beard at tbe General Term in tbe first instance, after a verdict bad been directed in favor of tbe plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, P. J.:
Action to charge tbe defendant, as a trustee of tbe Rochester Iron Manufacturing Company, a manufacturing corporation organized under chapter 40 of tbe Laws of 1848, with a debt of tbe company for failure to make tbe annual report, as required by tbe twelfth section of tbe act.
*101The corporation was formed in 1868. It carried on business until February, 1878, when it went into the hands of a receiver, by reason of insolvency. The defendant was one of the trustees of the corporation during the years 1874,1875 and 1876, and was elected a trustee for the year 1877, but he refused to…
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- Bank of Salina v. BabcockNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Shaler and Hall Quarry Company v. . BlissNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Smith v. HarperCalifornia Supreme Court · 1855