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Godley v. Crandall Godley Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 18, 1910
91 N.E. 1120 (N.Y. 1910)

Opinion

Argued January 4, 1910

Decided January 18, 1910

Edgar T. Brackett and James J. Allen for appellants.

W. Russell Osborn and David Bennett King for respondent.


Order modified so as to limit receivership to property mentioned in paragraph XII of complaint, and as thus modified affirmed, without costs of this appeal to either party. Questions certified answered as follows: 1. The court has not power in this action to appoint a receiver of the defendant corporation, but has power to appoint a receiver of such of its property as is alleged to have been transferred and secured to the use of another corporation, to preserve the same during the pendency of the action. 2. The same statement answers the second question. 3. The court had power to enjoin the defendant corporation from holding a meeting to reduce its capital stock. No opinion.

Concur: CULLEN, Ch. J., EDWARD T. BARTLETT, VANN, WERNER, WILLARD BARTLETT, HISCOCK and CHASE, JJ.


Summaries of

Godley v. Crandall Godley Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 18, 1910
91 N.E. 1120 (N.Y. 1910)
Case details for

Godley v. Crandall Godley Company

Case Details

Full title:ELIZABETH McM. GODLEY, Respondent, v . CRANDALL GODLEY COMPANY et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 18, 1910

Citations

91 N.E. 1120 (N.Y. 1910)
91 N.E. 1120