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  "name": "The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Clarence H. Venner, Appellee, v. Chicago City Railway Company et al., Appellants",
  "name_abbreviation": "People ex rel. Venner v. Chicago City Railway Co.",
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  "docket_number": "Gen. No. 17,868",
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    "parties": [
      "The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Clarence H. Venner, Appellee, v. Chicago City Railway Company et al., Appellants."
    ],
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      {
        "text": "Mr. Justice Baume\ndelivered the opinion of the court.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Shope, Zane, Busby & Weber, E. R. Bliss and Geo. Gillette, for appellants.",
      "Elijah N. Zoline, for appellee."
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    "head_matter": "The People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Clarence H. Venner, Appellee, v. Chicago City Railway Company et al., Appellants.\nGen. No. 17,868.\n(Not to be reported in full.)\nAppeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Richard E. Burke, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1911.\nAffirmed.\nOpinion filed November 21, 1913.\nStatement of the Case.\nPetition by the People of the State of Illinois, ex rel. Clarence H. Venner, against Chicago City Railway Company, a corporation, T. E. Mitten, president, and R. B. Hamilton, secretary, to compel an inspection of the books, records and accounts of the company. From a judgment awarding a writ of mandamus on the respondents electing to abide by their answer after a demurrer thereto was sustained, respondents appeal.\nAbstract of the Decision.\n1. Corporations, \u00a7 179 \u2014when mandamus to compel inspection of records will he denied. Where it appears that a shareholder seeks inspection of the records and books of account of the corporation for an unlawful purpose, as for levying blackmail, as distinguished from a merely improper purpose, a writ of mandamus to compel such inspection will be denied.\n2. Corporations, \u00a7 179 \u2014when answer to petition to compel inspection of records is insufficient. Where an answer to a petition for a writ of mandamus by a shareholder to compel inspection of the books of the corporation alleges by argument, conjecture and conclusion that the purpose of the petitioner is to levy blackmail and does not allege any actual threats or demands, the answer is insufficient.\n3. Corporations, \u00a7 179 \u2014when demand to inspect records is sufficient. Where the answer to a petition for a writ of mandamus by a shareholder to compel inspection of the hooks of the corporation admits a general demand to inspect by the petitioner and asserts the right and intention of the respondents to ignore and refuse such demand, the demand is sufficient.\nShope, Zane, Busby & Weber, E. R. Bliss and Geo. Gillette, for appellants.\nElijah N. Zoline, for appellee.\nSee Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XIV, same topic and section number."
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