Pelletreau v. Greene Consolidated Gold Mining Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by tbe defendant from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of ÜSTew York, eleventh district, borough of Manhattan;
1Opinion of the CourtScott, J.
This is an action for statutory damages for the refusal of defendant, a foreign corporation, to permit plaintiff, a stockholder, to inspect its stock-book. It was shown that plaintiff called at defendant’s office in this city and saw a person who stated that he was, and who appeared to be, in charge of the office and who further stated that the *234defendant’s books were kept there, but refused to let plaintiff inspect them. It was conceded that the office at which plaintiff called was that of defendant and we think that, under the circumstances, the plaintiff made out a prima facie case of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cox v. Island Mining Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901