Legal Opinion
Auer v. Dressel
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 12, 1954PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
This article 78 of the Civil Practice Act proceeding was brought by class A stockholders of appellant R. Hoe & Co., Inc., for an order in the nature of mandamus to compel the president of Hoe to comply with a positive duty imposed on him by the corporation’s by-laws. Section 2 of article I of those by-laws says that “ It shall be the duty of the President to call a special meeting whenever requested in writing so to do, by stockholders owning a majority of the capital stock entitled to vote at such meeting ”. On October 16, 1953, petitioners submitted to the president written requests for a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- The People Ex Rel. Kelly v. . Common CouncilNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- People Ex Rel. Manice v. . PowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Matter of Ackerman v. KernNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- People ex rel. Joseph Fallert Brewing Co. v. LymanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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