New York Court of Appeals

Edward S. Vail v. Richard Hamilton, Appellants

May 31, 188185 N.Y. 453

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's judgment, holding that the corporation could not count its own shares toward the two‑thirds stockholder assent required by the General Manufacturing Act, and that a receiver may bring an action to set aside a mortgage executed without the requisite assent.