Vogeler v. Punch
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. O'Neil By cm, Judge. The court erred in holding that Punch became on January 12,1903, and continues to be the lawful owner and holder of certificate No. 35 for one thousand shares of the capital stock of said company, and in refusing the prayer of said petition and cross-complaint for the cancellation of said stock, because: (1) Where the stock of a corporation is issued as full paid and non-assessable, for money, property or…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Now. O'Neil By cm, Judge. The court erred in holding that Punch became on January 12,1903, and continues to be the lawful owner and holder of certificate No. 35 for one thousand shares of the capital stock of said company, and in refusing the prayer of said petition and cross-complaint for the cancellation of said stock, because: (1) Where the stock of a corporation is issued as full paid and non-assessable, for money, property or labor, grossly disproportionate in value to the par value of the stock, such issuance of stock is unlawful. Garrett v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBurgess, J.
This is a suit in equity, and was instituted by Louis L. Soloman, a stockholder of the defendant Copper Crown Mining Company, against Montague Punch and the said Copper Crown Mining Company for the cancellation of a certificate for one thousand shares of the capital stock of said company of the alleged par value of twenty-five dollars each. The plaintiff, Soloman, having died during the pendency of the suit, it was revived in the name of his administrator, Charles M. Dewey. The latter having also died during the pendency of the suit, it was revived in the name of Soloman’s administrator cle…
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