Case Name: F. Arthur Hunsdorfer, Suing for Himself as Stockholder, and All Other Stockholders of West Side Structural Co., Inc., Appellant, v. West Side Structural Co. Inc. et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1954-12-16
Citations: 284 A.D. 1084
Docket Number: 
Parties: F. Arthur Hunsdorfer, Suing for Himself as Stockholder, and All Other Stockholders of West Side Structural Co., Inc., Appellant, v. West Side Structural Co. Inc. et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 284
Pages: 1084–1084

Head Matter:
F. Arthur Hunsdorfer, Suing for Himself as Stockholder, and All Other Stockholders of West Side Structural Co., Inc., Appellant, v. West Side Structural Co. Inc. et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Appeal from an order made by the Supreme Court at Special Term for Rensselaer County which granted respondents' motion to dismiss the complaint herein, and denied appellant's cross motion for leave to serve an amended complaint. The complaint failed to allege that a demand had been made on the board of directors for remedial action, or facts sufficient to justify a conclusion that such a demand would be futile. Dismissal of the complaint was therefore proper on the ground it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action (Marco v. Sachs, 269 App. Div. 845, affd. 295 N. Y. 642). We think however the Special Term should have permitted the service of an amended complaint in connection therewith. Order dismissing the complaint modified by permitting the appellant to serve an amended complaint within ten days after the entry of an order herein, and as so modified affirmed, without costs. Appeal from order denying cross motion to amend complaint dismissed, without costs. Foster, P. J., Coon, Halpern and Zeller, JJ., concur.