Legal Opinion
Silver v. Farrell
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1982PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Robert H. Wagner, J.
Petitioners, minority shareholders of Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. (the Club), by order to show cause, seek a writ of mandamus pursuant to CPLR article 78 compelling respondents, officers and members of the board of directors of the Club, to hold an annual meeting of shareholders in January, 1982.
Petitioners assert they are members of a “Proposed Alternative Board of Directors of the Club” and claim to have sufficient irrevocable proxies, based upon the number of shares ordinarily cast at an annual meeting to replace the current board of directors…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of Burr v. . VoorhisNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Auer v. DresselNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Mansdorf v. Unexcelled, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- Weisblum v. Li Falco Manufacturing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1947
- De Jesus v. ArmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ocilla Industries, Inc. v. KatzDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1987