Holly Manuf'g Co. v. Venner
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Niagara county. Action by the Holly Manufacturing Company against Clarence H. Venner and others. From an order directing defendants Clarence H. Venner and George P. Toby to make discovery and allow inspection of certain books of the firm of C. H. Venner & Co., and directing defendant Venner to make discovery and allow inspection of certain of his individual books of account, said defendants Venner and Toby appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBradley, J.
The action is in the nature of a creditors’ bill, founded upon judgments recovered by the plaintiff against the American Waterworks Company, an Illinois corporation, in June and July, 1892, upon an indebtedness existing prior to July 25, 1891. The plaintiff alleges that on that day a transfer was made by that company of all its property to another company, having the same name, incorporated in New Jersey; that thereupon the New Jersey company issued to the Illinois company its preferred and common - stock, which was by the latter company distributed among its stockholders; that there was no…
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- Hoyt v. American Exchange BankThe Superior Court of New York City · 1853
- Fenlon v. DempseyNew York Supreme Court · 1888
- Perrow v. LindsayNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Holly Manufacturing Co. v. VennerNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Ahoyke v. WolcottNew York Supreme Court · 1856
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