Legal Opinion
Davids v. Sillcox
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 25, 1946PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShientag, J.
The respondent Authors’ Guild is a division of the Authors’ League of America, a membership corporation. The petitioners are members. Proceeding under article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, the petitioners seek an order compelling respondents to permit them to inspect the guild’s list of members and the minutes of the meetings for the preceding year of the guild’s governing body.
The Authors’ League of America was incorporated in 1912 “ to protect the rights and property of all authors ”. The membership was divided into four “ Guilds ”, of which respondent is one, which operate to some degree…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Matter of Durr v. Paragon Trading Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Flynn v. . Brooklyn City R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Van Campen v. Olean General HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
- City Bank Farmers Trust Co. v. Hewitt Realty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Santuccio v. Rochester Civic Music Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1972
- Avallon v. Riverside Democrats, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- Davids v. SillcoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
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