O'Shea v. Farrelly

Appellee, Dennis C. O’Shea, recovered a judgment for $2800 against James J. Farrelly, appellant, in the municipal court of Chicago, in an action of debt, as a first-class claim. The appeal is prosecuted directly to this court on the ground that the constitutionality of a statute is involved.

The action in this case is based on section 38 of the general Corporation act. (Laws of 1919, p. 325.) That section reads as follows: “Each stockholder of a corporation shall have the right, at all reasonable times, by himself or by his attorney, to examine the records and books of account. Any officer or…