Wheeler v. Abilene Nat. Bank Bldg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
Two holders of the minority of the stock of the Abilene National Bank Building Company, a corporation, brought a suit in the court below to avoid a sale of all the property of the corporation to Hiland Southworth, who was the president of the corporation, its creditor, one of its board of directors, and the holder of the majority of its stock. After the issues had been joined the case was referred to a master to find the facts. He found them, exceptions to his finding were filed and overruled, and the court dismissed the bill. A portion of the testimony taken before the…
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