Gerseta Corp. v. Silk Ass'n of America
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by The Silk Association of America from an order of the Supreme Court, entered in the New York county clerk’s office on December 13, 1921, directing a peremptory mandamus order to the appellant to reinstate in membership the Gerseta Corporation. Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion denied, with fifty dollars costs. No opinion.
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Appeal by The Silk Association of America from an order of the Supreme Court, entered in the New York county clerk’s office on December 13, 1921, directing a peremptory mandamus order to the appellant to reinstate in membership the Gerseta Corporation. Order reversed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion denied, with fifty dollars costs. No opinion. Present — Clarke, P. J., Dowling, Smith, Page and Greenbaum, JJ.; Smith and Greenbaum, JJ., concurring in reversal and voting for issuance of an alternative order.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.:
The appellant, The Silk Association of America, is a corporation organized under the statutes providing for the incorporation of benevolent, charitable, scientific and missionary societies. * It is, however, now engaged and has been in the business of a trade association devoted to the silk business. Under the by-laws adopted by this corporation any person, firm or corporation engaged in the silk industry of the United States or allied thereto, may become a member of the association. Under the by-laws the members may be divided into different divisions. Division A is the Raw Silk…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re General Silk Importing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
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