Legal Opinion

Winstead v. Hearne Bros.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 26, 1917PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Civil actioN, tried March Term, 1916, of Edgecombe, before Allen, J., upon exceptions to report of referee. From tbe judgment of tbe court defendant appealed.-

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Tbe plaintiff is a stockholder in defendant corporation and seeks to have tbe corporation dissolved and a receiver appointed, not upon tbe ground of insolvency, but because it has not declared a dividend within six years preceding this action. Pub. Laws 1913, chap. 147.

Tbe cause was referred to a referee, Mr. Tames Pender, who made a lucid and comprehensive report, to which no exceptions were filed.

Upon the coming in of the report the judge, without in any wise disturbing the referee’s findings, held that “Regardless of the various matters-set up by the defendant and the matters and facts…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Gordon v. EllimanNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
  2. Jordan v. HartnessSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  3. Gaines v. Long Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  4. Coleman v. . McCulloughSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  5. Gaines v. Long Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1951

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