Standard Gold Mining Co. v. Byers

*101The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mount, J.

— This action was brought by the respondent (plaintiff below) against the appellant (defendant below) for the possession of certain books, papers, and moneys belonging to the respondent. It appears that the property sued for came into possession of the appellant as secretary and treasurer of the respondent corporation. It is alleged in the complaint “that on the 6th day of November, 1901, the defendant’s term of office as such secretary and treasurer terminated, and his successor, James Dawson, Esquire, was duly elected by the trustees of the…