Murray v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, James Murray, from a judgment of the Supreme Court" in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on the 29 th day of April, 1914, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the Westchester Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Jekks, P. J.:
In 1897 a domestic corporation called Besson & Co. was organized to deal in lumber, coal, wood and building materials. All of the capital stock, 205 shares, was issued to Smith, who gave 40 shares to Murray and 5 shares to Disosway, and there was no change in those holdings until Smith died. These three men became and remained throughout the directors. Smith became president, Murray vice-president and manager, and Disosway, secretary and treasurer. There was no change in these officers until Smith died. The corporation was in the full sense of the word a venture, because the firm…
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