Reports of Cases in Law and Equity in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Volume 26Gould, Banks & Gould, 1858 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... indorsing such paper . The secretary of a corporation has no power to indorse accommodation paper , under his general authority to indorse notes and bills " in the prosecution of its business . " But if a loan , although in form made to ...
... indorsing such paper . The secretary of a corporation has no power to indorse accommodation paper , under his general authority to indorse notes and bills " in the prosecution of its business . " But if a loan , although in form made to ...
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... indorsed the same ; and said note , before the maturity thereof , was , for value received , delivered to the plaintiff . The note , when due , was duly de- manded , & c . , of which the said company had due notice . A like claim on a ...
... indorsed the same ; and said note , before the maturity thereof , was , for value received , delivered to the plaintiff . The note , when due , was duly de- manded , & c . , of which the said company had due notice . A like claim on a ...
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... indorsement of , said notes . It is also denied that the stone dressing company ever held said notes , or that they were indorsed in the regular course of its business . The case was tried before Judge ROOSEVELT , at the New York ...
... indorsement of , said notes . It is also denied that the stone dressing company ever held said notes , or that they were indorsed in the regular course of its business . The case was tried before Judge ROOSEVELT , at the New York ...
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... indorsed without authority , or in a business , or for a purpose , foreign to that for which the company was incorporated , the defendants are not liable . ( 2. ) If the indorsements were made merely for the benefit and accommodation of ...
... indorsed without authority , or in a business , or for a purpose , foreign to that for which the company was incorporated , the defendants are not liable . ( 2. ) If the indorsements were made merely for the benefit and accommodation of ...
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... indorse in the name of the company , in the prosecution of its business . But this indorsement was not in the prosecution of any such business ; it was made for the accommodation of Shelton alone , as the plaintiff well knew . ( 1 R. S. ...
... indorse in the name of the company , in the prosecution of its business . But this indorsement was not in the prosecution of any such business ; it was made for the accommodation of Shelton alone , as the plaintiff well knew . ( 1 R. S. ...
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Page 651 - Dues from corporations shall be secured by such individual liability of the corporators and other means as may be prescribed by law.
Page 524 - The Legislature shall provide for filling vacancies in office, and in case of elective officers, no person appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold his office by virtue of such appointment longer than the commencement of the political year next succeeding the first annual election a,fter the happening of the vacancy.
Page 216 - The testimony in equity cases shall be taken in like manner as in cases at law; and, except as herein otherwise provided, the Legislature shall have the same power to alter and regulate the jurisdiction and proceedings in law and in equity that it has heretofore exercised.
Page 282 - The second paragraph of section 2 of article 4 of the Constitution of the United States...
Page 304 - The Legislature shall have no power to pass any law sanctioning in any manner, directly or indirectly, the suspension of specie payments, by any person, association or corporation issuing bank notes of any description.
Page 565 - In case of the death, or other disability, of a party, the court, on motion, may allow the action to be continued by or against his representative or successor in interest. In case of any other transfer of interest, the action may be continued in the name of the original party, or the court may allow the person to whom the transfer is made to be substituted in the action.
Page 353 - The court shall, in every stage of an action, disregard any error or defect in the pleadings, or proceedings, which shall not affect the substantial rights of the parties ; and no judgment shall be reversed or affected by reason of such error or defect.
Page 144 - ... service performed for such company, but shall not be liable to an action therefor before an execution shall be returned unsatisfied in whole or in part against the corporation, and the amount due on such execution shall be the amount recoverable with costs against such stockholder. Before such laborer or servant shall charge such stockholders for such thirty days...
Page 80 - The defendant may be arrested, as hereinafter prescribed, in the following cases : 1. In an action for the recovery of damages, on a cause of action not arising out of contract, where the defendant is not a resident of the State, or is about to remove therefrom, or where the action is for an injury to person or character, or for injuring, or for wrongfully taking, detaining or converting property.
Page 371 - AD , , . . 1S51, the lot of ground and the buildings thereon occupied as a residence, and owned by the debtor, being a householder and having a family, to the value of one thousand dollars.