Miller v. California Roofing Co.

WAGLER, J. pro tem.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of defendants in an action brought to recover the sum of $2,500 paid by plaintiff for twenty-five shares of the capital stock of defendant corporation. Plaintiff also appeals from an order denying his motion to strike defendants’ cost bill.

The defendant California Roofing Co. is a California corporation, organized' in September, 1931, by the defendants Phelps, Edwards and Norton, who are the present directors.

In 1936 the plaintiff, who is a relative of defendant Edwards, entered the employ of the corporation as a salesman. Shortly…