Shelton v. Banks

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Shelton v. Banks

76 Mass. 401

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedMarch 15, 1858

StatusPublished

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Shelton v. Banks, 76 Mass. 401 (Mass. 1858).

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Opinion

By the Court.

The resolve of 1786 was not an act of incorporation. The Waltham Artillery were a voluntary association of individuals, recognized by law, but having none of the attributes of a corporation. Of this association the defendant was a member, and liable jointly with his associates for their debts. The nonjoinder of the others as defendants, upon familiar principles of pleading, could be pleaded in abatement only.

Exceptions overruled, with double costs.

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By the Court.

The resolve of 1786 was not an act of incorporation. The Waltham Artillery were a voluntary association of individuals, recognized by law, but having none of the attributes of a corporation. Of this association the defendant was a member, and liable jointly with his associates for their debts. The nonjoinder of the others as defendants, upon familiar principles of pleading, could be pleaded in abatement only.

Exceptions overruled, with double costs.

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76 Mass. 401, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/shelton-v-banks-mass-1858.