Hawes v. Oakland
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of California. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
■ This is an appeal from a decree in chancery dismissing the complainant’s bill, wherein he, a citizen of New York, alleges that he is a stockholder in the Contra Costa Water-works, Company, a California corporation, and that he files it on behalf of. himself and all other stockholders who may choose to come in and contribute-to the costs and-expenses of the suit.
The defendants are the city of Oakland; the Contra Costa _ Water-works Company, and Anthony Chabot, Henry Pierce,. Andrew J. Pope, Charles Holbrook, and John WV Coleman, trustees and directors of- the company.
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