Sayles v. Central National Bank
New York Supreme Court
This action is brought by plaintiff as stockholder in and of said Central National Bank of Rome in behalf of himself and such other stockholders as may elect to properly unite with him in the action to secure money relief for damages claimed to have resulted to said Central National Bank and the stockholders thereof through the alleged improper acts and omissions to act of. the individual defendants and one Henry Johnson, deceased, and represented herein by his executrix, as…
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This action is brought by plaintiff as stockholder in and of said Central National Bank of Rome in behalf of himself and such other stockholders as may elect to properly unite with him in the action to secure money relief for damages claimed to have resulted to said Central National Bank and the stockholders thereof through the alleged improper acts and omissions to act of. the individual defendants and one Henry Johnson, deceased, and represented herein by his executrix, as directors of said bank. The result of such alleged improper conduct upon the part of said •directors is claimed to have…
1Opinion of the CourtHiscock, J.
The first ground of demurrer above stated, namely, that this court has not jurisdiction of this action, has not been urged either upon the oral argument or by the briefs submitted, and it seems to be too well settled that it has jurisdiction of such an action as this to require discussion or even citation of authorities.
Neither has the fault suggested by said second ground of demurrer that the complaint herein does not state a cause of action been at all seriously urged except as above stated in the case of one or two of the defendants whose special claims will be considered later. In the…
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- Boardman v. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Brinkerhoff v. BrownNew York Court of Chancery · 1822
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