Jarvis v. . Manhattan Beach Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supremo Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made January 22, 1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supremo Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made January 22, 1894, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict, and also affirmed an order denying a motion for a new trial. This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained,by reason of defendant’s refusal to transfer a certificate of shares of its capital stock at the request of the plaintiff’s assignors. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The defendant’s motion to dismiss should have been…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
The plaintiff in this action recovered a judgment for damages sustained by his assignors in consequence of the defendant’s refusal to transfer a certificate for one hundred shares of its capital stock upon request, whereby the holders of the certificate were compelled to purchase other shares of equal amount. The defendant had a capital stock of five million dollars divided into fifty thousand shares of one hundred dollars each. A large portion of the stock was issued and the certificates were listed upon the Yew York Stock Exchange and were the subject of purchase and sale by the public. The…
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