The People of the State of New York, Respondents v. the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad Company and Others, Appellants

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that the State people lack standing to sue for private corporate disputes, that courts of equity have no jurisdiction over title to corporate offices, that the right to a jury trial may not be waived by delay but only by the statutory methods, and consequently reversed the lower courts' judgments on the directors' title and ordered a new trial while affirming the remaining orders.