Lewis v. St. Albans Iron & Steel Works
Supreme Court of Vermont
[ In Chancery. ] Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The bill was brought by Hanson E. Lewis, a stockholder in the St. Albans Iron and Steel Works, a corporation duly organized in 1878, under ac't of the Legislature, for the purpose of making and selling iron and steel, and having its principal place of business in the village of St. Albans, against said corporation and Edward A. Smith, Guy 0. Noble, Aldis 0. Brainerd, F. Stuart Stranahan, and J. D. Soule, directors, and…
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[ In Chancery. ] Appeal from the Court of Chancery. The bill was brought by Hanson E. Lewis, a stockholder in the St. Albans Iron and Steel Works, a corporation duly organized in 1878, under ac't of the Legislature, for the purpose of making and selling iron and steel, and having its principal place of business in the village of St. Albans, against said corporation and Edward A. Smith, Guy 0. Noble, Aldis 0. Brainerd, F. Stuart Stranahan, and J. D. Soule, directors, and Herbert Brainerd, treasurer thereof. A. J. Gustin, the superintendent of said corporation, was also made a defendant, but…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Dunton, J.
The only cause óf demurrer insisted upon in the argument is the alleged multifariousness of the bill. It is stated in the bill, that all the persons made defendants therein, except one, are directors of the defendant corporation, and that he is the treasurer thereof; that said corporation has been from its organization, and still is, under the management and control of said directors ; and that said treasurer has had, since the first year of its business, and still has, the entire custody and control of its books, papers and records. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Robinson v. SmithNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- The New-York and New Haven R.R. v. . Schuyler, Cross, C.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Gaines Et Ux. v. ChewSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Brinkerhoff v. BrownNew York Court of Chancery · 1822
- Vermilyea v. Fulton BankNew York Court of Chancery · 1828
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