Maine v. Midland Investment Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Polk District Court.— Hon. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action in equity by plaintiff, a stockholder, for recission and to wind up the affairs of the defendant Midland Investment Company, a corporation. , The remaining stockholders, J. A. Dyer, J. H. Campbell, E. K. Maine, and J. B. Lucas, are named as defendants. .Lucas did not appear, but it does not seem that there was any demand for, or entry of, default as against him.
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Appeal from, Polk District Court.— Hon. Hugh Brennan, Judge. Action in equity by plaintiff, a stockholder, for recission and to wind up the affairs of the defendant Midland Investment Company, a corporation. , The remaining stockholders, J. A. Dyer, J. H. Campbell, E. K. Maine, and J. B. Lucas, are named as defendants. .Lucas did not appear, but it does not seem that there was any demand for, or entry of, default as against him. Each of the other defendants appeared and answered. There was also a petition of intervention by the People’s Fraternal Beserve, and this was answered by the…
1Opinion of the CourtBishop, J.
The Midland Investment Company was organized in Des Moines on August 6, 1902. The declared purpose of the corporation was to buy and sell personal and- real property, and the capital stock was fixed at $10,000, to be issued in shares of $100 each. J. M. Brenton was named as president, L. A. Brenton, vice president, J. A. Dyer, secretary, and J. B. Lucas, treasurer; and these, with L. II. Campbell, were named as the board of directors. The articles were signed by each of such persons. It is admitted • that publication of the notice of the formation of the corporation was never made. On the…
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