Legal Opinion
Christal v. Petry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 30, 1949PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCohh, J.
This action was brought by Henry Christal, a stockholder owning 44% of the voting stock of Edward Petry & Company, Inc., a New York corporation, to restrain defendant, Edward Petry, a holder of 51% of the voting stock from pro*552ceeding with a plan initiated by Petry to increase the number of directors of the corporation from four to five. The complaint alleges an agreement between plaintiff and Petry to the effect that the board of directors of the corporation should at all times consist of four members; that Petry and plaintiff should have equal representation on the board of directors; that…
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