Spear v. Respro, Inc.

These are three separate petitions for an appraisal of the value of shares of stock of minority stockholders of a corporation that was merged. The cases are before us under the provisions of general laws 1938, chapter 545, §5, on a certification by the superior court of a question of doubt and importance involving the construe tion and application of G. L. 1938, chap. 116, §56, as amended by public laws 1948, chap. 1989. Since the question raised by each petition and the answer of the respondent General Tire & Rubber Company in each case is identical the cases were argued together before us.

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