Gold v. B/G Foods, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BRYANT

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a cause of action involving the question of res adjudicata. The facts are as follows: Edward Y. Gold was a director of the defendant corporation. As such director he desired to examine the shareholders list. The board of directors were advised by counsel. He did not have a proper purpose as his only purpose was one relating to the purchase of stock. As a consequence, they refused his request. He thereupon filed this suit for mandamus in the Circuit Court of Cook County. He soon thereafter filed his stockholder’s request to…