Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Adams v. Goss & Phillips Manufacturing Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1881PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District; —heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dickey

This is an appeal by Adams from the judgment of the Appellate Court for the First District, whereby a judgment of the Superior Court of Cook county was affirmed, denying a petition of Adams for a writ of mandamus, to compel the corporation to transfer to him upon its books certain shares of stock standing in the name of Church, and to issue new certificates for the same to Adams.

Upon the facts disclosed in the record, we think Adams is entitled to have the new certificates issued to him, and to have the shares transferred to him on the books of the corporation.

Our statute declares: “ The…

2Cited by13 opinions

  1. Pullen v. HeadbergSupreme Court of Colorado · 1912
  2. State ex rel. Burg v. Milwaukee Medical CollegeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
  3. State v. New York-Mexican Oil Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1923
  4. Union National Bank v. ByramIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Keating v. J. Stone & Sons Live Stock Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1892

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