King v. Wooldridge

Mississippi Supreme Court
King v. Wooldridge, 78 Miss. 179 (Miss. 1900)
Whitfield

King v. Wooldridge

Opinion of the Court

Whitfield, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

There is no assignment of the debt by any valid act of the corporation.shown. The corporation was plainly insolvent, not a going concern,-nor one with any prospect of going on at any time in the future. It could not in such condition prefer its director, secretary and treasurer. Love M'f'g. Co. v. Queen City M'f'g. Co., 74 Miss., 290.

Reversed and remanded.

Reference

Full Case Name
Robert King, Adm'r v. James R. Wooldridge
Cited By
6 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Corporations. Insolvency. Preferences. • An insolvent corporation which has ceased to be a going- concern and has no prospect of resuming business, cannot legally prefer a debt due to one of its directors, its secretary and its treasurer.