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84 Ill. 275

Chandler v. Dore

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1876

Illinois Supreme Court · decided 1876-09-15

Geo. W. Pleasants, Judge, presiding. This was an action of debt, brought by George Chandler, receiver of the Lamar' Insurance Company, against David Dore, who was alleged to have been a stockholder in the insurance company. The court below sustained a general demurrer to the declaration.

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently August 1898

3 state decisions

Relies on Chandler v. Brown

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1876-09-15

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Per Curiam:

¶1The declaration in this case is substantially

¶2the same as that in Chandler v. Brown, 77 Ill. 333. It was there held, in order that a decree should conclude a stockholder by a proceeding under the 25th section of the act of 1872 concerning corporations, he should be a party to such proceeding, and that it was incumbent on plaintiff to show clearly a legal right to institute a suit, by appropriate averments of his appointment under a decree which was conclusive upon defendant. It not appearing, from the decree copied in the declaration nor by any distinct averment, defendant was a party to the proceeding, the declaration for that reason was held bad.

¶3An elaborate argument on the correctness of that construction has been made in this case, and, after a careful consideration, we see no reason for changing the views there expressed.

¶4Adhering, as we do, to the construction there adopted, it is conclusive of the case at bar, and the judgment is accordingly affirmed.

¶5Judgment affirmed.

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