Clubb v. Cook
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, George D. Cook and another, from an interlocutory 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 3d day of June, 1913, directing an accounting by the individual defendants. The judgment was rendered upon the decision of the court after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
This is a stockholder’s action to compel the defendant George D. Cook, individually, and said Cook and the defendant Arthur B. Turner, as copartners in the firm of George D. Cook & Co., to account to the defendant corporation. The complaint alleges that for the period sought to be covered by the desired accounting George D. Cook was the president of the defendant corporation, and was, and at the commencement of the action continued to be a director; that Arthur B. Turner was also a director from January 1, 1903, until some time in 1907, and that the firm of George D. Cook & Co. were…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Continental Securities Co. v. . BelmontNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Leslie v. . LorillardNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
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- Hallenborg v. GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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