Bata v. Bata

Loughran, Ch. J.

In this action, the plaintiffs demand judgment (1) directing the defendant to turn over to them a rather large number of written instruments each of which apparently evidences a proportionate interest in the assets of one or more of an assemblage of companies located in foreign countries; and (2) directing the defendant to account to the plaintiffs for dividends, income and profits produced by such securities. The documents so demanded are said to have been owned in his lifetime by Thomas Bata whose sole heirs the plaintiffs claim to be. None of the parties to this litigation…