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Gans v. Hearst

257 A.D. 959 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1939-06-30 English

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p. 959
(June 30, 1939.)
Sidney Gans, a Stockholder of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., Suing on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Stockholders Similarly Situated and
p. 960
on Behalf of and in the Right of Said Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., v. William R. Hearst and Others, Impleaded with Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., and John F. Neylan. (Action No. 1.) Alexander Summers and Mary Summers, Suing on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Other Holders of Class “A” 7% Cumulative Participating Shares of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., v. William Randolph Hearst and Others, Impleaded with Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. (Action No. 2.) Theodora Kutz, Suing upon Her Own Behalf as a Holder of Class “A” 7% Cumulative Participating Preferred Stock of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., and on Behalf of All Other Holders of Such Stock Similarly Situated Who May Elect to Come in and Contribute to the Expense of This Action, v. Edward H. Clark and Others, Impleaded with Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. (Action No. 3.) William H. Coe, Suing as a Stockholder of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Other Stockholders of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., Similarly Situated, v. H. M. Bitner and Others, Impleaded with Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. (Action No. 4.) Mary A. O’Neill, a Stockholder of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., Suing on Her Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Other Owners and Holders of Class “A” 7 % Cumulative Participating Shares of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., v. Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc., Impleaded with Others. (Action No. 5.)

Motion for leave to appeal to .the Court of Appeals, for a stay and for other relief, denied, with ten dollars costs, and stay vacated. [See ante, p. 943.] Present — Martin, P. J., Townley, Untermyer, Cohn and Callahan, JJ.