Gallagher v. Asphalt Co. of America
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On. motion to dismiss bill.
1Opinion of the Court
Stevenson, V. C.
There are two grounds specified as the basis of the motion to dismiss the bill. The first ground is that the complainants have not the necessary qualification under our statute to mainr tain this suit. The bill is filed under our Insolvent Corporation act — the old act, first passed in 1829, entitled “An act to prevent fraud by incorporated companies.” It sets forth, as I recall it now, with sufficient distinctness, the two jurisdictional facts, namely, that the defendant corporation, the Asphalt Company of America, is insolvent, and that it is not about to resume its business…
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