Spellissy v. Cook & Bernheimer Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from special term. Action by Denis A. Spellissy against the Cook & Bernheimer Company. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRumsey, J.
This action was brought to compel the defendant to issue two certificates of stock to the plaintiff, as attorney for Anne Callan. The facts were that on the 25th of May, 1897, the defendant issued to Denis A. Spellissy, “attorney of Ellen Hayden,” a certificate for 12 shares of its common stock, and another for 12 shares of its preferred stock. At that time Ellen Hayden was dead. Subsequently, and on the 10th of September, 1899, the plaintiff made a formal transfer of each of these certificates of stock to “Denis A. Spellissy, as attorney of Anne Callan,” and he signed each one of the…
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- Loring v. Salisbury MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Peck v. the Bank of AmericaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1890
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