Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey, 69. köideSoney & Sage, 1907 |
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Page 26
... follows a statement of the amount of rent to be paid for each hydrant . Further on it is provided that the water company " shall not furnish water to parties outside the corporation limits of the said town of Boonton as now constituted ...
... follows a statement of the amount of rent to be paid for each hydrant . Further on it is provided that the water company " shall not furnish water to parties outside the corporation limits of the said town of Boonton as now constituted ...
Page 45
... follows that we are driven back to the question first stated-- whether prospective and contingent profits of any business , de- pending , as they always must and do , upon good management and the general course of business of the ...
... follows that we are driven back to the question first stated-- whether prospective and contingent profits of any business , de- pending , as they always must and do , upon good management and the general course of business of the ...
Page 47
... follows : " Up to the time of its organization straw paper had no competitor [ in fact wood pulp had been introduced to a limited extent ] , and the corporation as organized temporarily increased prices , and the result was that new ...
... follows : " Up to the time of its organization straw paper had no competitor [ in fact wood pulp had been introduced to a limited extent ] , and the corporation as organized temporarily increased prices , and the result was that new ...
Page 48
... follows : The company obtained possession of the mills and started to operate them during the first half of the year 1893. Some of them were never started , some of them were destroyed by fire , and by the end of the year 1894 their ...
... follows : The company obtained possession of the mills and started to operate them during the first half of the year 1893. Some of them were never started , some of them were destroyed by fire , and by the end of the year 1894 their ...
Page 51
... follows : " A contract be- tween two persons that , in exchange for their joint property , one of them shall procure from a corporation of this state an original issue of stock to an amount known by all parties to be in excess of the ...
... follows : " A contract be- tween two persons that , in exchange for their joint property , one of them shall procure from a corporation of this state an original issue of stock to an amount known by all parties to be in excess of the ...
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Page 44 - The good-will which has been the subject of sale is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place.
Page 749 - A deposit by one person of his own money, in his own name as trustee for another, standing alone, does not establish an irrevocable trust during the lifetime of the depositor. It is a tentative trust merely, revocable at will, until the depositor dies or completes the gift in his lifetime by some unequivocal act or declaration, such as delivery of the pass book or notice to the beneficiary.
Page 567 - If a bankrupt shall have given a preference within four months before the filing of a petition, or after the filing of the petition and before the adjudication, and the person receiving it, or to be benefited thereby, or his agent acting therein, shall have had reasonable cause to believe that it was intended thereby to give a preference, it shall be voidable by the trustee, and he may recover the property or its value from such person.
Page 43 - Any corporation formed under this act may purchase mines, manufactories or other property necessary for its business, or the stock of any company or companies owning mining, manufacturing or producing materials, or other property necessary for its business, and issue stock to the amount of the value thereof in payment therefor...
Page 806 - If the contempt be committed in the face of the court, the offender may be instantly apprehended and imprisoned, at the discretion of the judges, without any further proof or examination.
Page 203 - ... willful and malicious injuries to the person or property of another; (3) have not been duly scheduled in time for proof and allowance, with the name of the creditor if known to the bankrupt, unless such creditor had notice or actual knowledge of the proceedings in bankruptcy; or (4) were created by his fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, or defalcation while acting as an officer or in any fiduciary capacity.
Page 329 - But where fullpaid stock is issued for property received, there must be actual fraud in the transaction to enable creditors of the corporation to call the stockholders to account.
Page 846 - A discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all of his provable debts...
Page 54 - ... in the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the directors as to the value of the property purchased shall be conclusive...
Page 40 - When the whole capital stock of a corporation shall not have been paid in, and the capital paid shall be insufficient to satisfy the claims of its creditors, each stockholder shall be bound to pay on each share held by him the sum necessary to complete the amount of such share, as fixed by the charter of the company or its certificate of incorporation, or such proportion of that sum as shall be required to satisfy the debts of the company.