Venner v. Chicago City Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Superior • Court of Cook county; the Hon. Ben M. Smith, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Vickers
Clarence H. Venner filed a petition for mandamus against the Chicago City Railway Company and its president and secretary to compel the defendants to' permit him to examine the books, records and accounts of the company which were under the control of the president and secretary thereof. A demurrer having been sustained to the petition an amended petition was filed, alleging that Venner acquired certain shares of stock of the Chicago City Railway Company in the year 1905, which he held at the time the petition was filed. He alleged that he had made frequent applications to the company for the…
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