Maxwell’s Case Re The Electric Telegraph Company Of Ireland; 25 Jul 1857

References: [1857] EngR 800 (A), (1857) 24 Beav 321
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A father applied for shares in a company in the name of his son, and he paid the deposit ; the company, however, refused to allow him to execute the deed on behalf of the son. Having done no further act, Held, that the father was not a contributory.