Kunin v. Forman Realty Corp.

Plaintiff, as a director of defendant corporation, brought this suit against defendants for a writ of mandamus, by which he sought to obtain copies of auditor’s reports for the fiscal years, 1956 and 1957. The trial court dismissed the suit and entered judgment for defendants.

Defendant Forman Realty Corporation (Forman), an Illinois corporation, owns numerous buildings in and about Chicago, has an annual income in excess of $2,000,000 and operating expenses of approximately $1,500,000. It has assets of over $9,000,000 and a book net worth of $6,500,000. Defendant Arthur M. Wirtz is president…