Walker v. Lewis

Citations

• 49 Tex. 123

Syllabus

<p>1. Judgment.—A judgment for an amount in excess of the amount claimed will he reversed.</p> <p>2. Corporation stockholder.—A judgment for a specific amount against a stockholder in an incorporated company, the charter of which renders the stockholders liable to the extent of their stock, cannot be maintained, in the absence of an averment in the petition setting forth the amount of stock subscribed for by such stockholder.</p> <p>3. Corporation—Stockholder.—A stockholder in a corporation is not personally liable to creditors thereof, unless it be by virtue of some provision of the charter or of the general statutory law. If he has not paid for the stock subscribed, the sum remaining unpaid may be reached by a creditor of the corporation.</p>