Legal Opinion

Young v. Eames

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1903PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, William Euclid Young, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 2d day of November, 1901, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term, dismissing the complaint upon the merits.

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Appeal by the plaintiff, William Euclid Young, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 2d day of November, 1901, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term, dismissing the complaint upon the merits. The complaint avers that the plaintiff is and has been at all times since 1869, the date of its organization, a member of the New York Stock Exchange and entitled to the accruing benefits therefrom and an interest in its property; that “ on or about the 30th day of…

1Opinion of the Court

O’Brien, J.:

The New York Stock Exchange is a voluntary association, and its legal status and nature, the character of its membership and the rights of the members under the constitution and by-laws have been fully discussed in several cases, notably in Belton v. Hatch (109 N. Y. 593). It would serve no useful purpose to further trespass upon a domain which has been so fully covered, it being only necessary to apply to the facts appearing in this record the principles which have been settled in adjudicated eases and which must serve as our guide.

Apart from some features bearing upon the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Belton v. . HatchNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  2. People Ex Rel. Johnson v. New York Produce ExchangeNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  3. White v. BrownellNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1868
  4. Nightingale v. . EisemanNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  5. Olery v. BrownNew York Supreme Court · 1875

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Fritz v. KnaubNew York Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Williamson v. RandolphNew York Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Ames v. DubinskyNew York Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Avery v. MoffattNew York Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Cohen v. . ThomasNew York Court of Appeals · 1913

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