Legal Opinion
Coane v. American Distilling Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1944PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEder, J.
Motion for judgment dismissing the second amended complaint as to the remaining third and fifth causes of action or for alternative relief. The defendants stress strongly sec*927tion 61 of the General Corporation Law (L. 1944, ch, 667, as amd., eff. Apr. 9,1944).
It now provides: “ In any action brought by a shareholder in the right of a foreign or domestic corporation it must be made to appear that the plaintiff was a stockholder at the time of the transaction of which he complains or that his stock thereafter devolved upon him by operation of law.”
The instant suit is one brought by plaintiffs…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Continental Securities Co. v. . BelmontNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- Pollitz v. . GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Winkelman v. General Motors CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1942
- Sulkowski v. SzewczykAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Rosenthal v. Burry Biscuit Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1948
- Bookman v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1946
- Noel Associates, Inc. v. MerrillNew York Supreme Court · 1944
- Bankers Nat. Corp. v. BarrDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1945
- Amabile v. LernerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
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