Legal Opinion
Rothman & Schneider, Inc. v. Beckerman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 8, 1957PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
On this appeal, here by permission of the Appellate Division, we are asked to decide whether, in light of the particular facts and circumstances presented, the secretary-treasurer had authority to institute and prosecute this action on behalf of his corporation.
In 1938, Isidor Rothman and William Schneider organized the plaintiff corporation to manufacture and sell semiprecious stone rings. Each of them, along with his respective wife, owned 50% of the corporate stock, and all four were directors. Roth-man was president and Schneider, secretary-treasurer. The corporate by-laws vested in the…
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