Legal Opinion
Ochs v. Washington Heights Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 24, 1966PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
In this case we are confronted with two questions relating to the rights and duties of members in federally chartered savings and loan associations. The primary question is whether such a member, who possesses the right to vote in the annual election of the association’s board of directors, also possesses the collateral right, analogous to that of a shareholder in a corporation, to inspect the association’s membership list. The courts below found that such a right does exist, and we are in agreement with them on this aspect of the appeal. The second question, treated later in this opinion,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Matter of SteinwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Durnin v. Allentown Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1963
- Breswick & Co. v. Greater New York Industries, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
- In re Baldwinsville Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
- People ex rel. Hunter v. National Park Bank of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Crane Co. v. Anaconda Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Murphy v. Colonial Federal Savings And Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Murphy v. Colonial Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Gene F. Barany and Helen L. Elliott v. John BullerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- City Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n v. CrowleyDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1975
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