Godley v. Crandall & Godley Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, the Crandall & Godley Company and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York qnthe 13th day of March, 1912, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
This is a representative action brought by a stockholder of the Crandall & Godley Company to compel certain of the defendants to pay back to the corporation (1) moneys fraudulently paid out to themselves and others under the guise of additional salaries; (2) money paid out as salaries illegally voted to themselves as directors, under resolution of November 14, 1906, under the guise of increased salaries; (3) the value of' *699the good will of defendant" Crandall & Godley Company fraudulently transferred by the defendants to the defendant Crandall-Pettee Company.
In 1871 a copartnership…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sage v. . CulverNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- People v. . BallardNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Butts v. . WoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1867
- Kavanaugh v. . Commonwealth Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905
- von Au v. MagenheimerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
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