Industrial Psychology, Inc. v. Simon

In this article 78 proceeding (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1283 et seq.) petitioner Industrial Psychology, Inc., a Virgin Islands corporation, seeks to compel the Secretary of State to issue a certificate of authority to do business in the State of New York under section 212 of the General Corporation Law.

Special Term dismissed the petition on the ground that petitioner did not qualify as a reorganized corporation under section 9 of the General Corporation Law. It was therefore held that it was not entitled to assume the name of the previously-authorized Illinois corporation which petitioner claims to…