Bidwell
Bidwell v. Babcock
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Vanclief, J.
The defendant was sued as a stockholder of a corporation,—the San Diego Street Oar Company,—under section 322 of the Civil Code, to recover his proportionate part of certain alleged indebtedness of the corporation. His demurrer to the complaint was *30 overruled, and upon his failure to answer, judgment was rendered against him by default. This appeal is from the judgment on the judgment roll, and the overruling of the demurrer is assigned as error.
The complaint embraces three causes of action: 1. Indebtedness of the corporation for goods sold and delivered by the plaintiff “during the time” between December 6, 1888, and January 23, 1889; 2. Indebtedness of the corporation to H. L. Shaug, for goods sold and delivered by him, during the same time, assigned to the plaintiff; and 3. Indebtedness of the corporation to Morris and Breadlove for goods sold and delivered by them during the same time, assigned to plaintiff. The indebtedness of the corporation, alleged in the three causes of action, amounts to $858.72.
After properly stating the organization of the corporation, its existence during the time within which the indebtedness was incurred, and that its whole capital stock…