Legal Opinion

Coquard v. National Linseed Oil Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 1898PublishedCited by 30 opinions

Writ oe Error to the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright

This suit was commenced on January 14, 1896, against defendant in error, by plaintiff in error, one of its stockholders, and his amended bill was filed May 25, 1896, in which he prayed for a complete discovery of the affairs and condition of the corporation; that it and its officers should be enjoined from interfering with him in the exercise of his right to examine the books of the corporation, and from negotiating a proposed loan, or declaring or paying any further dividends, and from paying any further sums as compensation to endorsers for signing its paper, and that a receiver should be…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Baker v. Administrator of BackusIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
  2. Stone v. KelloggIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  3. Wheeler v. Pullman Iron & Steel Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Barrett v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1931
  2. People Ex Rel. Barrett v. ShurtleffIllinois Supreme Court · 1933
  3. People Ex Rel. Palmer v. NiehausIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  4. MacGinniss v. Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper & Silver Mining Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1904
  5. McIlvaine v. City National Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1942

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