Show BANK MUST OPEN ITS BOOKS SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DE BY stockholder has the right to gate the affairs of institution ution from mondays standard word was received today that in A decision handed down by the supreme court ot the united stales it was held that a stockholder in national bank is entitled to inspect the books of a bank the case affirmed the de casion made by judge on the bench of the second district court and later upheld by the au preme court of the state in the case ot H 0 harkness TS J W outline c al the cae arose in connection ciui the commercial national bank in which mr Hark nega held acock refusing to allow him to inspect atio books of the bank after the supreme court of the state had upheld the decision of judge the defendants appealed the case to the supreme court of alis united states and the appeal nas efa for hearing on october 10 in the meantime the bank acquired the harkness stock and the attorneys for both sides asked that they be allowed to submit briefs the bcd tion was denied and the attorneys 01 dered to make oral arguments on th day set for the hearing the denial of the motion 0 o submit briefs was considered significant b some of the local attorneys in view ot the fact that the same question tha right of a stockholder to inspect ohp books of a corporation Is involved in the insurance scandals now being in and it was he court having the case before them wished 10 consider the question at this time H II 11 henderson Hen dorson of henderson S macmahan Mac miHan attorneys tor the plaintiff and A R heywood of coywood mccormick attorneys for the went to washington three week fiad and argued the case |