Sheehy v. Barry
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit to compel the dissolution of a corporation and the winding-up of its affairs, for an accounting of rents, the appointment of a receiver, and other relief, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County on successive demurrers to the original and substituted complaint; the court, first by Williams, J., and later by Bennett, J., sustained the demurrers and rendered judgment for the defendants, from which the plaintiffs appealed. Error and new trial ordered.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The demurrer admits these facts: The plaintiffs consist of a voluntary association and individual members of it and of the defendant corporation. The defendants consist of the corporation and certain suspended officers and members of it. The corporation has the title to certain land and buildings erected with the funds of the association, and taken and held for the convenience and benefit of the members of the association. The suspended officers and members have forcibly seized and taken possession of the buildings, evicted the plaintiffs and the corporation, and have since that time received…
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