In re the Election of Directors of the St. Lawrence Steamboat Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On application to set aside the election. The St. Lawrence Steamboat Company is a corporation organized under the general corporation law of this state, by a certificate recorded in the Hudson county clerk’s office February 17th, 1881, and filed in the office of the secretary of state February 21st, 1881. On the 22d of March, 1882, a regular meeting of the stockholders was held at Jersey City, for the election of directors.
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On application to set aside the election. The St. Lawrence Steamboat Company is a corporation organized under the general corporation law of this state, by a certificate recorded in the Hudson county clerk’s office February 17th, 1881, and filed in the office of the secretary of state February 21st, 1881. On the 22d of March, 1882, a regular meeting of the stockholders was held at Jersey City, for the election of directors. The board consisted of seven directors, who were then to be elected to hold office for the ensuing year. At the time of this election, the capital stock consisted of five…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was afterwards prepared by
Depue, J.
The act under which this application was made, provides that “it.shall be the duty of the Supreme "Court, upon the application of any person or persons, or a body corporate, who may be aggrieved by, or may complain •of, any election, or any proceeding, act or matter, in or touching the same, reasonable notice having been given to the ■adverse party, or to those who are to be affected thereby, of ■such intended application, to proceed forthwith, and in a summary way, to hear the affidavits, proofs and allegations of the parties, or…
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- Ex parte WillocksNew York Supreme Court · 1827
- In re BarkerNew York Supreme Court · 1831
- Ex parte DesdoityNew York Supreme Court · 1828
- In re CecilNew York Supreme Court · 1969
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