Snyder v. . Lindsey
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the late General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered January 9,1896, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon the report of a referee. This action was brought to dissolve an association doing business under the name of the Farmers’ Exchange (Limited), at Attica, in Wyoming county, N. Y., for an accounting and for a final adjustment of the rights and interests of the several parties therein.
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Appeal from a judgment of the late General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered January 9,1896, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon the report of a referee. This action was brought to dissolve an association doing business under the name of the Farmers’ Exchange (Limited), at Attica, in Wyoming county, N. Y., for an accounting and for a final adjustment of the rights and interests of the several parties therein. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. It was error for the referee to refuse to allow Lindsey to.show what was…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Eor about two years prior to November, 1893, a large number of persons, including the plaintiffs and the defendant, owned and conducted what is known as a farmers’ co-operative store. They conducted a general mercantile business in the purchase and sale of merchandise. It was not incorporated, although it adopted by-laws and elected officers in practically the same way as a ■ corporation or joint-stock association. The primary purpose of the association was to furnish to its members such goods as they needed, at a reduced price. The capital for the conduct of the' business was furnished in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Murray v. . BeardNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Claflin v. Farmers' & Citizens' Bank of Long IslandNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Taussig v. . HartNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Welles v. . MarchNew York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Bain v. . BrownNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
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