Legal Opinion

Rodger Ballast Car Co. v. Perrin

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 17, 1900PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Bill for Injunction.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Murray F. Tulby, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1899.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Horton

delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was commenced by bill in chancery filed in the court below by appellant against appellee. Appellant is an Illinois corporation, and appellee is a stockholder therein. The prayer of the bill is that appellee may be enjoined from beginning any suit to compel appellant to disclose its business or submit its books and accounts to appellee’s examination, or if an examination is permitted appellee, that he be enjoined from communicating the information derived therefrom to any other person.

The substance of the bill is that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stone v. KelloggIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Foster v. WhiteSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  3. City of Chicago v. WilkieAppellate Court of Illinois · 1900

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Mercantile Trading Co. v. Rosenbaum Grain Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1931
  2. Mercantile Trading v. Rosenbaum Grain Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1931

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