Pruitt v. Westbrook

L. B. Pruitt, “for himself and all those persons similarly situated who may hereafter desire to join herein as plaintiffs,” filed this suit against R. A. Westbrook, S. A. Thompson, and W. L. Stewart, and the Westbrook Oil Corporation. Plaintiff alleged that he was a stockholder in the Westbrook Oil Corporation, and owned 1,260 shares of stock in said corporation, and that he owned 450 shares of stock at the time of the increase of capital stock of the corporation hereinafter mentioned, that he was a minority stockholder, and that- a large number of the minority stockholders owned stock in the…