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Conflict Of Laws - Penal Provisions In Foreign Law - Liability Of Shareholders In De Facto Corporation, James M. Potter S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

Defendants, residents of Tennessee, while attempting to form a corporation under the laws of Arkansas, inadvertently failed to file the articles of incorporation with the county clerk, although they were filed with the Secretary of State of Arkansas. The resulting business association was an Arkansas de facto corporation. Under Arkansas law the shareholders of a de facto corporation are personally liable for the debts of the corporation. Plaintiff, a creditor who dealt with the corporation, sued in a Tennessee court and asked that the Arkansas rule be applied. The trial court refused to do so on the ground that it …

Codification Of The Law In Colonial Massachusetts: A Study In Comparative Law, George L. Haskins

Indiana Law Journal

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Book Reviews, Ferdinand F. Stone (Reviewer), Reginald Parker (Reviewer)

Vanderbilt Law Review

Governmental Liability By H. Street New York: Cambridge University Press, 1953. Pp. 221. $5.00.

reviewer: Ferdinand F. Stone

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Roman Law and Common Law: A Comparison in Outline, Second Ed. By W. W. Buckland and Arnold D. McNair. Revised by F. H. Lawson New York: Cambridge University Press, 1952.Pp. xii, 439. $7.00.

reviewer: Reginald Parker