St. John v. Superior Court

SHEA, J. pro tem. *

Although denominated a petition for writ of prohibition, this is properly a petition for writ of mandate under section 416.3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Mr. St. John, the petitioner, is the president and a stockholder in Twin Lakes Corporation, a Nevada corporation, hereinafter referred to as the “corporation.” Prior to 1949 the corporation obtained a permit from the California Corporation Commission to sell shares of its stock in the state of California. After several extensions of time, the permit remained in effect until February 1953 at which time the Commissioner of…