Farris v. Wirt

This action was brought to compel the defendants to transfer to the plaintiff certain shares of mining stock to which he alleged himself to be entitled. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff and the defendants Wirt, Roseberry, Jones and Maehl, entered into an agreement in writing, whereby the plaintiff, with Wirt and Roseberry, agreed to organize, in connection with Jones and Maehl, a corporation to be called “ The Ben Hur Mining and Milling Company,” with a capitalization of $700,000, represented by 700,000 shares, of the par value of $1.00 each, for the purpose of developing, operating,…