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Capitol Wine Spirit Corp. v. Pokrass

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 12, 1951
98 N.E.2d 704 (N.Y. 1951)

Opinion

Argued March 6, 1951

Decided April 12, 1951

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, STEUER, J.

Barney B. Fensterstock, Harry Zalkin and Israel Akselrod for appellant.

William G. Mulligan, Lewis B. Greenbaum and Edwyn Silberling for Louis I. Pokrass and others, respondents.

Thomas Kiernan and Philip H. Weeks for Harry Davis. amicus curiae, in support of respondents' position.



Judgment and order affirmed, with costs, upon the ground that section 61 of the General Corporation Law is a bar to the maintenance of this action. Second question certified answered in the negative. Other questions certified not answered. No opinion.

Concur: LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD and FROESSEL, JJ.


Summaries of

Capitol Wine Spirit Corp. v. Pokrass

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 12, 1951
98 N.E.2d 704 (N.Y. 1951)
Case details for

Capitol Wine Spirit Corp. v. Pokrass

Case Details

Full title:CAPITOL WINE SPIRIT CORP., Appellant, v. LOUIS I. POKRASS et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 12, 1951

Citations

98 N.E.2d 704 (N.Y. 1951)
98 N.E.2d 704

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