Kirkpatrick v. Tapo Oil Co.

VALLÉE, J.

Appeal by plaintiffs from an adverse judgment in an action to replace lost stock certificates for 5,000 shares of stock of defendant Tapo Oil Company, a California corporation, brought pursuant to section 2482 et seq. of the Corporations Code. The cause went to trial on the amended complaint of plaintiffs, called the “Stewart heirs,” the answer and cross-complaint of defendants other than Tapo Oil Company, called the “Conger heirs,” and the answer of plaintiffs to the cross-complaint. Tapo appeared as a stakeholder. Each side sought to have new certificates of stock issued to them…