Otto v. Franklin's, Inc.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeals from judgments of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of The Bronx, first district, in favor of plaintiff, by defendants in two actions brought respectively against a foreign corporation and its treasurer.
1Opinion of the CourtPendleton, J.
The actions were brought to recover penalties imposed by statute for refusal to exhibit the stock-book of a foreign corporation. The answers alleged that previous to the demand the stock-book *312had been taken .out of the ppssession of the company by virtue of a subpoena issued out of the United States court, and has ever since been in the control of the United States government. The statute in question requires “ Every foreign stock corporation having an office for the transaction of business in this state * * * shall keep therein a book to be known as a stock book, containing the names,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wilckens v. WilletNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- People Ex Rel. Nugent v. Board of Police CommissionersNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Hassam v. GriffinNew York Supreme Court · 1820
- Martin v. WoodNew York Supreme Court · 1831
- Noble v. SmithNew York Supreme Court · 1810
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