Wallace v. Pierce-Wallace Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Thomas F. Stevenson, Judge. Suit in equity for the appointment of a receiver of a corporation known as the Pierce-Wallace Publishing Company, for the winding up of its affairs, and for general equitable relief.
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Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Thomas F. Stevenson, Judge. Suit in equity for the appointment of a receiver of a corporation known as the Pierce-Wallace Publishing Company, for the winding up of its affairs, and for general equitable relief. The lower court ordered the appointment of a receiver for one hrfhdred and eighteen shares of the capital stock of a corporation known as the Homestead Company, owned by the Pierce-Wallace Publishing Company, and directed him to attend the meetings of the stockholders in the Homestead Company, and vote the stock for the Pierce-Wallace Company,…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemek, J.
*3211 *320The Pierce-Wallace Publishing Company is a corporation organized under the laws of this state, having its principal place of business in the city of Des Moines. The stock is owned in equal shares by plaintiff and the defendant J. M. Pierce, and these parties are the sole directors and officers of the corporation; Pierce being the president and business manager, and Wallace the secretary and treasurer and *321editor. This corporation owns one hundred and eighteen shares of the capital stock of another corporation known as the Homestead Company, and also owns and conducts two newspapers, — one…
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