Alexander J. Coffin, Appellant v. James Reynolds

Summary

The Court affirmed the dismissal of the complaint, holding that a referee may dismiss a case on the pleadings when the complaint fails to state a cause of action and that a corporate secretary does not fall within the statutory class of laborers, servants, or apprentices for which stockholders are liable under the 1848 manufacturing corporation act. A concurrence agreed with the result and reiterated the same reasoning.