Ashley v. Kinnan
New York Supreme Court
Action by George B. Ashley, receiver of the Castner Carbon Company, against Alexander P. W. Kinnan, a former director and officer of the corporation.
1Opinion of the CourtPatterson, J.
The plaintiff is the receiver of the Castner Carbon Company, appointed in proceedings for the dissolution of that company, which was a corporation organized under the general manufacturing law of Hew York, and was dissolved by judicial decree in December, 1885. The defendant, during the existence of the corporation, was a director and officer thereof, and the receiver now seeks a recovery against him on two causes of action: (1) For certain moneys which the defendant received as salary as such officer; and (2) for damages for alleged waste of the funds, and improvident management of the…
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