Lenehan v. Gulf Land & Lumber Co.

Citations

• 118 La. 217
• 42 So. 780
• 1907 La. LEXIS 696

Syllabus

<p>Corporations — Reorganization — Debts or Original Company.</p> <p>Plaintiff accepted notes from the president of defendant company personally.</p> <p>If he is not concluded by the fact that he accepted the new notes in lieu of the old notes, then it will be incumbent upon him to prove that the Leesville Lumber Company, Limited, was merged into the defendant company, which company has become the successor of the former, or that it has assumed the payment of the liabilities of the' former company.</p> <p>To that end the charter of the defendant company is admissible in evidence without restriction, and all other evidence pertinent to the issues.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>