Legal Opinion
Metzger v. Carr
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1894PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Nathan Metzger against George W. Carr and others. From an interlocutory judgment sustaining a demurrer to portions of the answers, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The action is brought to enforce the liability of "the directors or trustees of the Manhattan Athletic Club, pursuant to section 8, c. 267, Laws 1875, which provides that:
“The trustees, directors or managers of any society or corporation organized under the provisions of this act shall be jointly or severally liable for all debts due from said society or corporation contracted while they are trustees, .provided said debts are payable one year from the time they shall have been contracted, and provided a suit for the collection of the same shall be brought within one year after the debt shall…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hardman v. . SageNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
3Cited by1 opinion
- Straus v. SageNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1894