Legal Opinion

In re Election of Directors of Germicide Co.

New York Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1892PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from special term, New York county. Application by Albert H. Leyton, a stockholder of the Germicide Company ■of New York, to have the election of directors of said company set aside, and a new election ordered. From an order denying the application, Leyton appeals. Affirmed.

1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.

One Cohn, being indebted to one Feuchtwang'er, had pledged, as collateral security for the payment of the indebtedness, certain stock of the Germicide Company, standing in his name, and delivered, as additional security, to one Isaacs, an irrevocable proxy for voting upon said •stock, said proxy to be used by said Isaacs or by his successors. Isaacs duly appointed one Sanger as his successor and substitute; and as such substitute, at the annual meeting of the company, said Sanger offered to vote upon the stock which had been pledged to Feuchtwanger, and which was standing in the books of the…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kittinger v. Churchill Evangelistic Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1934
  2. In re Glen Salt Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
  3. Manacher v. Central Coal Co.New York Supreme Court · 1954
  4. William Randall & Sons, Inc. v. LuckeNew York Supreme Court · 1924

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