Harris-Woodbury Lumber Co. v. Coffin

Citations

• 179 F. 257
• 1910 U.S. App. LEXIS 5415

Syllabus

<p>1. Quieting Title (§ 44*) — Actions—Burden of Proof of Title.</p> <p>In suits in equity to quiet title or remove a cloud, the burden is upon the complainant to show that he is the lawful owner of the premises involved in the controversy.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.- — For other cases, see Quieting Title, Cent. Dig. § 89: Dec. Dig. § 44.*]</p> <p>2. Corporations (§ 630*) — -Effect of Dissolution — New Jersey Statute.</p> <p>A New Jersey corporation, whose charter has been annulled by proclamation of the Governor for nonpayment of taxes, may thereafter sue or be sued in its corporate name in relation to any matter necessary or proper to the orderly settlement of its affairs, by virtue of Corporation Act N. J. (P. L. 1896, p. 295) §§ 53-55, which provide that all dissolved corporations shall be continued bodies corporate for the purpose of prosecuting and defending suits and of enabling them to settle and close their affairs, and that the directors, who are constituted trustees for such purpose, may sue or be sued by the corporate name.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Corporations, Cent. Dig. §§ 2482-2486; Dee. Dig. § 630.*]</p> <p>3. Corporations (§ 691*) — Powers—Law Governing. •</p> <p>The powers of a corporation, although doing business in a state other than that of its creation, áre governed by the law of its domicile, and its power to sue or be sued after its former dissolution is determined by Such law, and not by that of the state in which the suit is brought.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Corporations, Dec. Dig. § 691.*]</p>