Larned v. Beal

Jun 5, 1889
Reporters:
,
Before:
Doe
Doe, C. J.

It is not material in this case whether the ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‍corporation de facto was a corporation de jure or not. A want of *185 regularity in its organization would not affect the validity of its contract ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‍with the plaintiff, and would not give him, against its members, as unincorporated persons, an action on a contract which he ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‍made with them as a corporation. S. F. Bridge v. Fisk, 28 N. H. 171, 178; Ossipee Manf‘g Co. v. Canney, 54 N. H. ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‍295, 312, 313; Saunders v. Farmer, 62 N. H. 572; Jewell v. Gilbert, 64 N. H. 13, 18; Case v. Kelly, 133 U. S. 21, 28; Mor. ‍‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​‍Corp., ss. 744-755.

Judgment for the defendants.

Smith, J., did not sit: the others concurred.