Stratford v. Mallory

Tire opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, J.

This case arose upon application made by the present plaintiffs in error to the Supreme Court under sec*295tion 42 of the General Corporation act (Pamph. L. 1896, p. 291) for a summary investigation of an election of directors of the Jersey City Paper Company. At the election four directors were to'be chosen. Plaintiffs in error and defendants in error were opposing candidates. The latter were declared elected, having received a majority of the votes cast. At the time of the election the defendants in error were already in office as directors.…