Marbury v. Stone
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Isabella S. Marbury, as administratrix, etc., of Andros B. Stone, deceased, and by the defendant William D. Marvel, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, hearing date the 20th day of April, 1895, and entered, in the office of the clerk of the county of Rew York, upon the report of a referee, dismissing the complaint and confirming the acts and settling the accounts of Greorge F. Stone as trustee.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, J.:
The action was brought by Andros B. Stone to set aside two trust agreements, dated May 15 and May 16, 1888, and all conveyances, etc., made pursuant to these agreements, on the ground that they were illegal and void and in violation of plaintiff’s rights as a holder of stock of the Marvel Iron Company (Limited).
*354In the spring of 1886 .the defendant Marvel was engaged in an effort to float an enterprise for the opening up and working of certain iron mines in the Province of Almería, Spain, and- for the transportation, shipping and disposition of the ores, when mined. These mines…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Kent v. . Quicksilver Mining Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Belmont v. Erie Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1869
- Skinner v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Rice v. . RockefellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- New Britain Nat. Bank v. A. B. Cleveland Co.New York Supreme Court · 1895
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- Mitchell v. Forest City Printing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1916