State ex rel. Richardson v. Swift
Superior Court of Delaware
Mandamus. This was an application by David M. Richardson, the relator, a resident of Michigan and a stockholder in the Diamond Match Company, a corporation of Connecticut, owning property in this State, for a mandamus to compel William H. Swift, a resident of this State, its president, who had possession of certain books and papers belonging to the company, to allow relator to make copies thereof.
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Mandamus. This was an application by David M. Richardson, the relator, a resident of Michigan and a stockholder in the Diamond Match Company, a corporation of Connecticut, owning property in this State, for a mandamus to compel William H. Swift, a resident of this State, its president, who had possession of certain books and papers belonging to the company, to allow relator to make copies thereof. These copies were wanted by Richardson for use in certain legal proceedings in the State of Michigan, brought by him against Christian H. Buhl and Russell A. Alger of Detroit, to restrain them from…
1Opinion of the Court
Houston, J.:
On the facts alleged and not disputed in this case, I have no doubt upon the general principle involved in it, and the authorities cited in support of it, both in this country and in England, that a stockholder in any joint-stock company, or pri*149vate corporation incorporated for manufacturing or trading purposes, has such an interest in it and its affairs, as will entitle him in law to an inspection and copies of its books, papers and accounts on reasonable and proper occasions, and when they become material to him as evidence in a suit with another, and this right is denied or…
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