State Ex Rel. Powell v. State Bank

Carrie E. Powell, owner of ten shares of the capital stock of the State Bank of Moore, made written demand upon H. E. Strong, president, and R. L. Hunter, cashier, for permission to inspect certain enumerated books and records of the bank and, on their refusal, filed her affidavit for a writ of man date to compel compliance with her demand. To an alternative writ issued, the respondents interposed a demurrer and motion to quash, on the ground that section 108 of Chapter 89, Laws of 1927, prohibited the inspection demanded.

When the motion to quash came on for hearing, the court declared that,…