Rafferty v. Buffalo City Gas Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, Oscar G. Rafferty and others, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Yew York Special Term bearing date the 27th day of December, 1898, and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of iSTew York denying the plaintiffs’ motion to continue a preliminary injunction theretofore granted,, and vacating said injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
The plaintiffs, each owning 100 shares of the capital stock of the Buffalo City Gas Company, brought this action (against that corporation and its directors) to restrain the defendants from consummating a contemplated' purchase of certain bonds and stock of the People’s Gas Light Company of Buffalo. A temporary injunction was obtained, which on motion was dissolved, and from the order of dissolution this appeal is taken.
The allegations of the complaint present grave charges against-the directors of the defendant corporation and impute to them a-motive for entering into the…
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