Martin v. Columbia Pictures Corp.

The order appealed from directs appellant, Columbia Pictures Corporation (hereafter called Columbia), to submit its corporate minute books, and corporate books of account, records and papers, without restriction of any kind, for inspection thereof by petitioner, his attorneys, and accountants in his behalf.

Columbia, whose stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has outstanding 670,000 shares, which are held by over 2,000 shareholders. Its activities are far flung. It is engaged in the business of making, selling and distributing motion pictures in practically every State of the nation…