In re Bittner

The period of existence specified in the certificate of incorporation of Manufacturers Paper Company expired in 1934. The surviving directors instituted this proceeding for a judicial settlement of their accounts in 1941 under section 106 of the Stock Corporation Law. Such accounts have been filed and the issues raised by certain objections thereto have been referred to a referee. When the objectants sought an order to show cause why the petitioners should not be examined before trial, the clerk of Special Term, Part II, directed their attention to section 137 of the General Corporation Law…