Way v. International Portland Cement Co.

The plaintiff, Way, commenced this action in the superior court for Spokane county, seeking a judgment and order of that court directing the defendant cement company to enter upon its books a transfer of certain shares of its capital stock made to him by the executors and trustees under the will of Robert Leitch, deceased, who was the owner of the shares at the time of his death. The defendant demurred to the plaintiff’s complaint upon the sole ground that the facts therein alleged do not constitute a cause of action. The demurrer was overruled by the court, and the defendant electing to not…