Appleton v. American Malting Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree advised by Yicc-Chancellor Pitney, whose opinion is reported in 18 Dick. Ch. Rep. 422.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
G-ummbre, Chief-Justice.
The appellants, who are stockholders of the defendant company, filed their bill to compel the directors of the company, who held office as such from the time of the organization of the company, in September, 1897, up to and including the 3rear 1899, to pay back into the treasury of the company certain dividends paid out by them, during the period named, from the capital stock of the company, in violation of the provisions of section 30 of the Corporation act. The bill was filed by the complainants, not in the assertion of any…
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