Legal Opinion
MATTER OF COHEN v. Cocoline Prods.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1955PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
This is an article 78 proceeding, in the nature of mandamus, for an order compelling respondent corporation to permit petitioner Cohen to inspect its corporate books and records. At the time this proceeding was instituted, Cohen was a director of the corporation, and had been such continuously since its organization in 1940. He transferred his previously held stock in this corporation to his wife.
Cohen, who is an attorney, took an active part in organizing the corporation, acting as its financial and legal adviser. It is apparent from the papers presented on this appeal that the underlying…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Matter of SteinwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Abrams v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- People ex rel. Muir v. ThroopNew York Supreme Court · 1834
- People ex rel. Leach v. Central Fish Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Wilkins v. M. Ascher Silk Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Washington Post Co. v. New York State Insurance DepartmentNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Barr v. WackmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Giblin v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Tenney v. RosenthalNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Giblin v. MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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