Legal Opinion

Joy v. Fort Worth Compress Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 19, 1900PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Tarrant. Tried below before Hon. W. D. Habéis.

1Opinion of the Court

CONNEK, Chief Justice.

The court below sustained three special exceptions to appellant’s petition, and dismissed the suit upon his declining to amend. Appellant is a minority stockholder in the Fort Worth Compress Company, and sues for himself and other minority stockholders. Appellees Neil P. Anderson and others own a controlling interest and number of shares in said company, and, in the manner and form set forth in appellant’s petition, are alleged to have conspired together for the purpose of wrecking and looting said company, and pursuant thereto to have committed certain ultra vires acts,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hawes v. OaklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Oliphant v. MarkhamTexas Supreme Court · 1891
  3. Cates v. L. C. Sparkman & Wise County Coal Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1889
  4. Becker v. Gulf City Street Railway & Real Estate Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Canadian Country Club v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  2. Anderson v. Scandia Mining SyndicateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Forest Oil Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. Lenhart v. Lenhart Wagon Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
  5. Woodson v. McAllisterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941

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