Richards v. . Wells Fargo Express Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May tI, 1913, upon an order reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term, directing a dismissal of •the complaint and also directing that the plaintiff turn over to the defendant Wells Fargo Express Company for cancellation a certain certificate of stock.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May tI, 1913, upon an order reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term, directing a dismissal of •the complaint and also directing that the plaintiff turn over to the defendant Wells Fargo Express Company for cancellation a certain certificate of stock. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The judgment of the Appellate Division is not based upon any findings of fact. (Code…
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
This action is brought to obtain an adjudication that the shares of stock of the Wells, Fargo Express Company represented by certificate No. 7,380, were the property of George C. Porter at the time of his death and that the plaintiff has now the legal title thereto. In addition to this relief the plaintiff seeks to compel the defendant corporation to make appropriate transfers upon its books and to issue to her a new certificate of such shares and the additional shares representing stock dividends which have been issued thereon and that the other defendants be required to account to her for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lannon v. . LynchNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Queen v. . WeaverNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
3Cited by4 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Flynn v. . WoodsNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Claris v. RichardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Richards v. . Wells Fargo Express CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Smith v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1939