McMahon v. Dispatch Printing Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KAlisch, J.

The petitioner’s ownership of thirty shares of preferred stock of the Dispatch Printing Company, and that he has owned the same since 1919 and received regularly his dividends; that he applied for an inspection of the books of the company to the proper person in charge of the same, and that his application was refused, are facts about which there is no dispute.

The legal rules governing applications of the kind in hand are so firmly settled as to preclude any controversy regarding their soundness or practical utility. But it occasionally…