Bell v. Danzer
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from GalveH, J., at March Term, 1923, of SAMPSON. The facts pertinent to the points involved in the appeal are as herein set out: The action was brought by Chas. W. Bell against "William A. Danzer, Cleveland A. Trantum, Robert M. Rupp, and Troy I. Herring for the recovery of $17,500, with interest thereon from 16 March, 1918, representing the par value of $17,500 of a $25,000 issue to Chas.
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Appeal by plaintiff from GalveH, J., at March Term, 1923, of SAMPSON. The facts pertinent to the points involved in the appeal are as herein set out: The action was brought by Chas. W. Bell against "William A. Danzer, Cleveland A. Trantum, Robert M. Rupp, and Troy I. Herring for the recovery of $17,500, with interest thereon from 16 March, 1918, representing the par value of $17,500 of a $25,000 issue to Chas. W. Bell of the capital stock of the White Lake Lumber Company (a proposed corporation), which the defendants had contracted and agreed to purchase from the said Chas. W. Bell under the…
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
After he had demanded the repurchase of his stock and had instituted this action, but before the Bell Lumber Company had procured an extension of time for the cutting and removal of the timber, the plaintiff purchased leases, easements, and timber on other tracts of land over which the defendants wanted rights of way, and thereby caused the defendants to buy additional timber and rights of way at a price in excess of their market value; to build additional tracks; to replace others, and from time to time to shut down their mills. (Ninth finding of facts.)
The defendants admitted that the…
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