State ex rel. Dempsey v. Werra Aluminum Foundry Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wau-kesha county: Martin L. Luecic, Circuit Judge. Relator -is a stockholder of • the appellant corporation. He was also the bookkeeper and treasurer thereof from sometime in 1913 until the 13th day of May, 1920, the date on which he resigned. On the 14th day of May he demanded, through Henry Lockney, his attorney in fact, an inspection of the books and records of said corporation, which was refused.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Wau-kesha county: Martin L. Luecic, Circuit Judge. Relator -is a stockholder of • the appellant corporation. He was also the bookkeeper and treasurer thereof from sometime in 1913 until the 13th day of May, 1920, the date on which he resigned. On the 14th day of May he demanded, through Henry Lockney, his attorney in fact, an inspection of the books and records of said corporation, which was refused. This is a mandamus proceeding brought to compel the corporation and its officers to permit the inspection demanded. A motion to quash the writ was…
1Opinion of the CourtOwen, J.
Relator claims that he has an absolute right to an inspection of the books and records of the corporation by virtue of the provisions of sec. 1757, Stats., which provides as follows:
“The books of every corporation containing the stock subscriptions and accounts shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and every creditor of a corporation shall be informed at any time of the amount of capital stock of such corporation subscribed, the amount paid in, who the. stockholders are, the number of shares of stock owned by each and the amount unpaid by each…
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