Henry v. . Babcock Wilcox Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 30, 1908, in favor of defendant upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The nature of the controversy and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The right of the plaintiff to inspect the defendant’s stock book is absolute.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered April 30, 1908, in favor of defendant upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The nature of the controversy and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The right of the plaintiff to inspect the defendant’s stock book is absolute. (L. 1892, ch. 688, § 53; Matter of Steinway, 159 N. Y. 250; Cotheal v. Brouwer, 5 N. Y. 562; People ex rel. Harriman v. Paton, 5 N. Y. S. R. 313; People ex rel. McDonald v. U. S. M. R. Co.,…
1Opinion of the CourtWillard Bartlett, J.
The defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of New Jersey, haring its main office for the transaction of business in this state at No. 85 Liberty street in the borough of Manhattan in the city of New York where it keeps its stock book. On January 17, 1908, during the usual hours of business, the plaintiff, being a resident of New York and the owner of one share of stock in said corporation, demanded of its treasurer, who was the officer haring charge of the stock book, “ to be allowed to inspect the said stock book and to copy therefrom the names of the persons therein set down as…
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