Matter of Meighan

New York Court of Appeals
Matter of Meighan, 75 N.E. 1133 (N.Y. 1905)
182 N.Y. 558; 1905 N.Y. LEXIS 1051
Bartlett

Matter of Meighan

Opinion of the Court

Order affirmed, with costs ; no opinion.

Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Ge ay, Haight, Vann and Werner, JJ. Absent: O’Brien, J.

Dissenting Opinion

Bartlett, J.

(dissenting). This record discloses a state of facts entitling the petitioners to a lien on the fund restored by the directors to the treasury of the company.

In my opinion the vital error of the decision below is the failure to recognize the fact that the plaintiff Watkins sued on behalf of himself and all other stockholders similarly situated, making the company a party defendant af-ter requesting it to bring the action and its failure to do so within a reasonable time. The company is the real party plaintiff.

I concur in the dissenting opinion of the Appellate Division.

Reference

Full Case Name
In the Matter of the Petition of Burton C. Meighan Et Al., Appellants, to Have Determined and Enforced an Attorney’s Lien. Darius O. Mills Et Al., Respondents
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Status
Published