Hollaman v. El Arco Mines Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Rich W. Hollaman, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of JSTew York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the defendants, rendered on the 20th day of November, 1909, dismissing the complaint, and also from an order denying the plaintiff’s, motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
The action is to recover a penalty of $250 from the defendants for refusal to allow an inspection of defendant company’s stock book, pursuant to article 3, section 33, of the Consolidated Laws of 1.909, chapter 59. The defendant company is a foreign corporation, having an office for the transaction of business in this .State, where it keeps its stock book and performs the principal business related thereto. The • plaintiff became the owner of 500 shares of the stock of the company about March, 1909, and on March twelfth demanded an inspection of the stock book from the defendant…
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