Case Name: Dunning v. The New Albany and Salem Railroad Company.-In Error
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1850-11
Citations: 2 Ind. 437
Docket Number: 
Parties: Dunning v. The New Albany and Salem Railroad Company.—In Error.
Judges: 
Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 437–438

Head Matter:
Dunning v. The New Albany and Salem Railroad Company.—In Error.

Opinion:
ASSUMPSIT by a corporation on a subscription of stock. Plea — general issue. Judgment for the plaintiff. The plea of general issue admits the capacity of the plaintiff to sue. Guaga Company v. Dawson, 4 Blackf. 202. — Harris v. Muskingum Co. id. 267. The Court takes notice officially of the public proclamations of the Governor. 1 Greenl. Ev. 65.
C. Dewey, for the plaintiff.
R. Crawford, for the defendant.
Every presumption is indulged in favor of the legal existence of a corporation after it has gone into operation. Ang. & Ames on Corp. 506.
The judgment is affirmed on the weight of evidence, with costs, and 1 per cent, damages.