Pratt-Low Preserving Co. v. Jordan

Petition for a writ of mandate compelling the Secretary of State to accept for filing a certificate of amendment of articles of incorporation of the Pratt-Low Preserving Company decreasing the number of its directors from nine to seven. The respondent Secretary of State has demurred generally to the petition.

As originally incorporated in 1905 petitioner corporation had seven directors. Thereafter in 1919, pursuant to sec tion 361 of the Civil Code as it then read (repealed in 1929), steps were taken to increase the number of directors to nine. Accordingly, there was filed with the respondent…