Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Jones

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 17, 1985PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Smyk, J.), entered May 31, 1984 in Broome County, which denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.

This is the third action commenced by plaintiff, the only minority shareholder of defendant corporations. The first was for dissolution of the corporations pursuant to section 1104-a of *932the Business Corporation Law. The second was a shareholder’s derivative action for waste of corporate assets. Plaintiff’s statutory dissolution action was dismissed by Special Term on the ground that plaintiff lacked standing to commence such an…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rovello v. Orofino Realty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Independent Investor Protective League v. Time, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Leibert v. ClappNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
  4. Chalmers v. Eaton Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  5. Muller v. SilversteinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Albany-Plattsburgh United Corp. v. BellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Collins v. Telcoa International Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. In re SternbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  4. In re the Dissolution of Quail Aero Service, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  5. Ferolito v. VultaggioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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