Legal Opinion
Cox v. Island Mining Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 1, 1901PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal by the defendant in each of the above-entitled actions from a judgment of the Supreme Court, in each action, in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the cleric of the county of Westchester on the 20th day of April, 1901, upon reports of a referee.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
The plaintiff brought three actions to recover the penalties provided by section 53 of the Stock Corporation Law (Laws of 1890, chap. 564, as amd. by Laws of 1892, chap. 688), as amended by chapter 384 of the Laws of 1897, recovering in each action. The questions presented upon this appeal relate to the construction to be placed upon the statute, which reads as follows:
“ § 53. Stock books of foreign corporations.— Every foreign stock corporation having an office for the transaction of business in this state, except moneyed and railroad corporations, shall' keep therein a book to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The People v. . ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- People Ex Rel. Chicago Junction Railways & Union Stockyards Co. v. RobertsNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
3Cited by4 opinions
- Venner v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1910
- In re the Estate of WatsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- People ex rel. Miles v. Montreal & Boston Copper Co.New York Supreme Court · 1903
- Pelletreau v. Greene Consolidated Gold Mining Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1906