Piza v. Butler
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Joshua Samuel Piza against Elliott L. Butler, individually and as treasurer and member of the New York Fur Cutting Company, and others, to compel defendant Butler to account for his official acts as treasurer of said company, and to pay over certain moneys to said company, etc. From an order granting an injunction and appointing a receiver, defendant Butler appeals. Affirmed.
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, who is one of the three directors and the president of the New York Fur Cutting Company, brought this action under and in pursuance of the provisions of subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and 6 of section 1781 of the Code; his authority to bring it being affirmed by section 1782 of the Code. Gildersleeve v. Lester, 68 Hun, 532, 22 N. Y. Supp. 1026. The relief demanded in the complaint is: (1) That the defendant Elliott L. Butler, as treasurer and director of the corporation, be compelled to account for his official conduct in the management and disposition of the funds and property of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gildersleeve v. LesterNew York Supreme Court · 1893
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