SHABSHELOWITZ v. FALL RIVER GAS CO.


412 Mass. 259 (1992)

588 N.E.2d 630

ANDREW SHABSHELOWITZ vs. FALL RIVER GAS COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

March 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin J. Carr (Robert P. Snell with him) for the defendant.

Frederic L. Ellis for the plaintiff.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & GREANEY, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

The question before us is whether a stockholder motivated solely by personal investment concerns may compel a company to produce a stockholder list for him to inspect and copy. The Appeals Court held that the plaintiff had no right to inspect the stockholder list because he was motivated solely by a desire "to obtain information that might result in acquiring additional company stock for his investment portfolio." Shabshelowitz v. Fall River Gas...

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