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5 Abb. N. Cas. 95

Clegg v. Aikens

New York Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1877

New York Supreme Court · decided 1877-11-15

Demurrer to complaint. This action was brought by Charles A. Clegg, a general advertising agent, against eight defendants— six corporations, and two natural persons, viz: Andrew J. Aikens ; The American Newspaper Union ; The New York Newspaper Union ; The Chicago Newspaper Union; The Aikens Newspaper Union, now known as The Cincinnati Newspaper Union; The Southern Newspaper Union ; The Milwaukee Newspaper Union, and Ansel N. Kellogg.

Decided 1877-11-15

Van Vorst, J.

¶1In this action two causes are improperly united:

¶2One growing out of an arrangement made with Foster as the agent of the American Newspaper Union, and the other as agent of “A. N. Kellogg’s List.”

¶3*101There is no statement connecting “Kellogg’s List,” with the American Newspaper Union. For all that appears, they are entirely separate and distinct organizations. The American Newspaper Union is not liable for any damage incident to a breach of any agreement between plaintiff and Kellogg’s List or its agent. In this cause the complaint is demurrable.

¶4I have already held, in the case of this same plaintiff against the American Newspaper Union and others, that the omission to make the original co-incorporations defendant is no valid objection.

¶5It is alleged to be a corporation. As such it was the representative of its incorporators in the action.

¶6And for this reason I think it was improper to make the defendant, The New York Newspaper Union, a party defendant.

¶7The allegation is, that the several corporations named constituted the “American Newspaper Union,” of which Foster was agent.

¶8In that view, the redress of the plaintiff is in the first instance against that corporation. No cause of action is therefore stated against the New York Newspaper Union upon which the plaintiff could recover in this action.

¶9There should be judgment in favor of the defendant demurring, with liberty to plaintiff to amend upon payment of costs.

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