McClure v. Wilson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, John W. Wilson, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 17th day of May, 1901, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 27th day of May,.1901, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
The action was brought by the plaintiff as receiver of the Life Union, a co-operative or assessment insurance corporation, to recover a sum of money received by the defendant which the receiver claims equitably belongs to it.
The defendant was for a time acting as a director of said insurance corporation, and during that period three agreements were entered into, which had for their purpose the unlawful transfer of the control of the Life Union over to one Louis P. Levy. This contemplated transfer was a private affair in which certain directors were interested and the money…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bagley v. . BoweNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- McClure v. . LawNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- McClure v. . LevyNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- McClure v. . TraskNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
3Cited by2 opinions
- Childs v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
- Cairns v. duPontNew York Supreme Court · 1929