Gartside Coal Co. v. Maxwell’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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1. ““So, on the other hand, where a person deals' with what he supposes is a corporation, with what all parties think is a corporation, where he gives his credit to that supposed corporation, he cannot afterward, when it turns out that it is not validly incorporated, turn round and say: ‘Well, I dealt with this supposed corporation. I thought it was a corporation. I trusted it as a corporation. I sold goods to it as a corporation. But it seems when it first attempted to become incorporated that there was some defect or irregularity in its proceedings, so that it did not become legally incorporated, and therefore you who are stockholders will be held personally liable.’ I don’t think it can be done.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Western Bank & Trust Co.