Cutting v. Baltimore & O. Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term, Kings county. Action by Robert L. Cutting, on behalf of the stockholders of the Staten Island Rapid-Transit Railroad Company, against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and others. From an order denying a motion to examine the defendants, and inspect books and papers, in order to frame a complaint, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGoodrich, P. J.
The summons in this action was served on the defendants on February 2, 1900. It was accompanied by a notice of motion for an order for the examination of the defendants, and for the inspection of certain agreements between the defendant corporations, and for an inspection of the books of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, for the purpose of enabling the plaintiff to prepare his complaint. The motion was based on an affidavit of the plaintiff that he is a stockholder of the Staten Island Rapid-Transit Railroad Company, and brings this action on behalf of himself and other stockholders,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ward v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1894