Van Slyke v. Andrews
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $11,500 and interest. Certain of the defendants who interposed a joint answer moved for judgment upon the pleadings on the ground, among others, that the facts stated in the complaint did not constitute a cause of action. The motion was granted, Hale, J. From the order granting the motion, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment rendered against him on the pleadings.
On and prior to November 1, 1917, plaintiff was the president and one of the directors of the Metropolitan National Bank of the city of Minneapolis, and the defendants were the other directors of that bank.
The complaint sets forth that plaintiff made an agreement with the defendants to resign the office of president of the hank on November 1, 1917, and to sell his bank stock to the defendants, or any of them, for $130 per share, and that in consideration thereof the defendants agreed to buy one-half of his bank…
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