In re American Fibre Chair Seat Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The appellant as petitioner invoked the summary powers of the court under the provisions of section 25 of the General Corporation Law in respect to the election of one of the directors of American Fibre Chair Seat Corporation, it being claimed that Alfred Huller, and not Charles Schatz, was duly elected a director at the stockholders’ meeting on March 3, 1934. No question is raised as to the procedure adopted.
The sole question to be determined relates to the right of cumulative voting. The counsel are in agreement that the question is novel and one of first impression. In the absence of…
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