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Katzin v. Nabco Liquidating Company

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
May 23, 1944
323 Ill. App. 286 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

Summary

In Katzin v. Nabco Liquidating Co., 323 Ill. App. 286, 55 N.E.2d 409, it was stated that it is settled law that a motion to strike is in the nature of a general demurrer and it admits the truth only of facts properly pleaded, as distinguished from conclusions and every allegation is to be taken most strongly against the pleader.

Summary of this case from Zanbetiz v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Opinion

Gen. No. 42,489. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed May 23, 1944. Rehearing denied June 6, 1944.

CORPORATIONS, § 626dismissal for want of equity of minority stockholders' complaint for relief from sale of all of corporation's assets. In action by certain minority stockholders, brought allegedly in behalf of themselves and all other minority stockholders, for relief against directors and majority stockholders from sale, at allegedly inadequate price, of all of assets of corporation and its subsidiaries, whose business was principally purchase from automobile dealers of secured notes and other obligations arising in connection with sale of new and used automobiles, and financing of wholesale purchases of automobiles by dealers, held that, under circumstances, trial court did not err in sustaining defendants' motions for order dismissing amended complaint for want of equity.

See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. CORNELIUS J. HARRINGTON, Judge, presiding.

Decretal order affirmed. Heard in the second division, first district, this court at the December term, 1942; opinion filed May 23, 1944.

Archie Schimberg and Maurice L. Davis, for appellants; Maurice L. Davis, of counsel.

Hopkins, Sutter, Halls DeWolfe, for certain appellees.

Bell, Boyd Marshall, for certain other appellees.

Gardner, Carton Douglas and Erwin W. Roemer, for certain other appellee.


Not to be published in full. Opinion filed May 23, 1944; rehearing denied June 6, 1944.


Summaries of

Katzin v. Nabco Liquidating Company

Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District
May 23, 1944
323 Ill. App. 286 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

In Katzin v. Nabco Liquidating Co., 323 Ill. App. 286, 55 N.E.2d 409, it was stated that it is settled law that a motion to strike is in the nature of a general demurrer and it admits the truth only of facts properly pleaded, as distinguished from conclusions and every allegation is to be taken most strongly against the pleader.

Summary of this case from Zanbetiz v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Case details for

Katzin v. Nabco Liquidating Company

Case Details

Full title:Nathan Katzin and Edna L. Weiss, Appellants, v. Nabco Liquidating Company…

Court:Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District

Date published: May 23, 1944

Citations

323 Ill. App. 286 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)
55 N.E.2d 409

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